[TLS] how close are we?

"Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com> Wed, 12 October 2016 02:23 UTC

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From: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com>
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I've been away, and sick, for most of the post three weeks.

How close is this ready to WGLC?  Is it really just polishing the shiny bits?  I mean I can kinda understand that, but also parts of this seems like lsat-midnight late-night hacking.

Looking for some input here.


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