From: "Sabharwal, Atul" <atul(_dot_)sabharwal(_at_)intel(_dot_)com>
To: "'Franck Martin'" <Franck(_at_)SOPAC(_dot_)ORG>,
   "'Marshall T. Rose'"<mrose+mtr(_dot_)netnews(_at_)DBC(_dot_)MTVIEW(_dot_)CA(_dot_)US>, ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Cc: Einar Stefferud <stef(_at_)nma(_dot_)com>
Subject: RE: Fwd: Re: IP: Microsoft breaks Mime specification
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 15:27:35 -0800


Actually, this should also help businesses in terms of time to market.  The
amount of time
it costs to do interoperability testing of a new product would come down
significantly.
Really makes QA a hell.

--
Atul Sabharwal

P.S : personal opinion
 



-----Original Message-----
From: Franck Martin [mailto:Franck(_at_)sopac(_dot_)org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 2:54 PM
To: 'Marshall T. Rose'; ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Cc: Einar Stefferud
Subject: RE: Fwd: Re: IP: Microsoft breaks Mime specification


There could be something here, where the IETF encourages private companies
to set up a conformance certification program. The IETF/ISOC would need to
create a logo/trademark "Internet Compatible", and then licence the right to
certification companies...

I think ISOC could be Interested in such scheme to support the IETF work.

This could be a revenue stream for the IETF to help publish the RFCs

My 0.02 euro

Franck Martin
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-----Original Message-----
From: Marshall T. Rose [mailto:mrose+mtr(_dot_)netnews(_at_)DBC(_dot_)MTVIEW(_dot_)CA(_dot_)US]
Sent: Wednesday, 23 January 2002 9:15 
To: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Cc: Einar Stefferud
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: IP: Microsoft breaks Mime specification


the ietf does standardization, it does not do interoperability testing,
conformance certification, or protocol policing. we rely on other
organizations and the market for those tasks.


/mtr