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From: Rob Sayre <sayrer@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:48:14 -0800
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Hi,

Yep. I got there.

https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/tls/8snCzM6eGDS-3wcLqfOJQ8-DF1c/

thanks,
Rob

On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 4:57=E2=80=AFPM Richard Barnes <rlb@ipv.sx> wrote:

> Hi TLS folks,
>
> Those who have worked with me know that I hate doing unnecessary work.  I=
t
> occurred to me that the TLS WG has been doing a lot of unnecessary work o=
n
> drafts that just register crypto algorithms.  This draft proposes that we
> shouldn't do that.
>
> Submitted for your consideration,
> --Richard
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: <internet-drafts@ietf.org>
> Date: Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 2:53=E2=80=AFPM
> Subject: New Version Notification for
> draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-email-00.txt
> To: Richard Barnes <rlb@ipv.sx>
>
>
> A new version of Internet-Draft
> draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-email-00.txt has been successful=
ly
> submitted by Richard Barnes and posted to the
> IETF repository.
>
> Name:     draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-email
> Revision: 00
> Title:    Stop Doing Cryptographic Algorithm Drafts when Email to IANA is
> All You Need
> Date:     2026-02-24
> Group:    Individual Submission
> Pages:    5
> URL:
> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-=
email-00.txt
> Status:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an=
-email/
> HTML:
> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-=
email-00.html
> HTMLized:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-be=
en-an-email
>
>
> Abstract:
>
>    People keep pitching drafts to the TLS Working Group where the only
>    thing the draft does is register a code point for a cryptographic
>    algorithm.  Stop doing that.  It's unnecessary.  Write an email to
>    IANA instead.
>
>
>
> The IETF Secretariat
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>Yep. I got there.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div><a href=3D"https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/tls/8snCzM6eGDS-3w=
cLqfOJQ8-DF1c/">https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/tls/8snCzM6eGDS-3wcLq=
fOJQ8-DF1c/</a></div><div><br></div><div>thanks,</div><div>Rob</div></div><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 4:57=E2=80=AFPM Richard Barnes &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:rlb@ipv.sx">rlb@ipv.sx</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s=
olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi TLS folks,=
</div><div><br></div><div>Those who have worked with me know that I hate do=
ing unnecessary work.=C2=A0 It occurred to me that the TLS WG has been doin=
g a lot of unnecessary work on drafts that just register crypto algorithms.=
=C2=A0 This draft proposes that we shouldn&#39;t do that.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Submitted for your consideration,</div><div>--Richard</div><div><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">---------=
- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <span dir=3D"auto">&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:internet-drafts@ietf.org" target=3D"_blank">internet-drafts@ietf.org</=
a>&gt;</span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 2:53=E2=80=AFPM<br>Subject: New=
 Version Notification for draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-email-00=
.txt<br>To: Richard Barnes &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rlb@ipv.sx" target=3D"_bla=
nk">rlb@ipv.sx</a>&gt;<br></div><br><br>A new version of Internet-Draft<br>
draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-email-00.txt has been successfully=
<br>
submitted by Richard Barnes and posted to the<br>
IETF repository.<br>
<br>
Name:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-email<br>
Revision: 00<br>
Title:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Stop Doing Cryptographic Algorithm Drafts when Email to=
 IANA is All You Need<br>
Date:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A02026-02-24<br>
Group:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Individual Submission<br>
Pages:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 5<br>
URL:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 <a href=3D"https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-b=
arnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-email-00.txt" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-barnes-tls-this-could-hav=
e-been-an-email-00.txt</a><br>
Status:=C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-barne=
s-tls-this-could-have-been-an-email/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">=
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-e=
mail/</a><br>
HTML:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-b=
arnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-email-00.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-barnes-tls-this-could-hav=
e-been-an-email-00.html</a><br>
HTMLized: <a href=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-barnes-tls=
-this-could-have-been-an-email" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https:=
//datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-barnes-tls-this-could-have-been-an-em=
ail</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Abstract:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0People keep pitching drafts to the TLS Working Group where the=
 only<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0thing the draft does is register a code point for a cryptograp=
hic<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0algorithm.=C2=A0 Stop doing that.=C2=A0 It&#39;s unnecessary.=
=C2=A0 Write an email to<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0IANA instead.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The IETF Secretariat<br>
<br>
<br>
</div></div></div>
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