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Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 12:53:59
Richard,

On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Richard L. Barnes wrote:


On Jul 20, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Dave Crocker wrote:

On 7/20/2012 7:25 AM, Richard L. Barnes wrote:
We have the technology.  Surely a CMS signed object (or even just an HTTPS 
download) would provide adequate authentication that it came from the IETF. 
 And it doesn't seem like we would have a problem providing authenticated 
documents to the world.


Do you know that these are acceptable to most/all courts?

d/


IANAL, so no.  But what else are we going to provide that's better?


We are doing things like signing internet-drafts and RFCs to make this 
possible, but it will be a long while before the courts catch up.  They are not 
exactly early adopters of things like this :-)

Bob