Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-3.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1TdBtg-0002vi-1t for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:31:44 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.214.47 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.214.47; envelope-from=walter.stanish@gmail.com; helo=mail-bk0-f47.google.com; Received: from mail-bk0-f47.google.com ([209.85.214.47]) by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1TdBtf-0001iv-9p for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:31:44 +0000 Received: by mail-bk0-f47.google.com with SMTP id j4so3471817bkw.34 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:31:37 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.11.70 with SMTP id s6mr4236155bks.63.1353987096938; Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:31:36 -0800 (PST) Sender: walter.stanish@gmail.com Received: by 10.204.49.133 with HTTP; Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:31:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:31:36 +0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: JI3a9eQtj7ZFx3Qf3hqaY0a_aI4 Message-ID: From: Walter Stanish To: Rick Wesson Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Spam-Score: -1.5 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (walter.stanish[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1TdBtf-0001iv-9p Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Payment Protocol Proposal: Invoices/Payments/Receipts X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:31:44 -0000 >> We are currently working with IETF staff, with open offers of support >> from multiple well funded commercial bodies, to transition these >> proposals through to IANA management. > > I hate to inform you that you have been mislead. The IETF and the IANA > do not operate as you outlined above. Having spent too many years > within ICANN/IETF/IANA I can assure you are mistaken. > Your drafts are expired and it appears that there is no support for a > "finance" working group in the IETF. We are not establishing an IETF working group, which is an option that was explored prior to the Paris meeting and has been sidelined at present for depth-of-bureaucracy by the backing commercial entities. Rather, we are establishing a top-level IANA registry group. This is not anticipated by the IETF old-guard working with us to be either (a) controversial or (b) possible to block. - Walter