% > is repugnant and is plagarism, pure and simple, no matter
% > whether the author gets listed or not. you didn't have permission,
% > it's plagarism, if not theft.
%
% That doesn't make sense to me. (But I admit I'm far from a wizard
% on IETF procedures and rules.)
%
% Are you trying to tell me that somebody can publish a draft, and then
% "let it expire" just because they don't like the changes that other
% people suggest? Does the author get veto power over improvements
% that a working group agrees to?
From my perspective, the answer to your first question is "yes".
And what WG? Internet Drafts were and are generated by Individuals w/o
benefit of an associated WG.
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--bill