Removing External References

Based on conversations I've had with various members of the
working group, I'd like to propose that we remove external
references from the current document.

As far as I know, all of us who would like to see external
references in WebDav believe that they are most
useful if they are named and/or numbered.  The current
proposal, which includes external references which are
neither named nor numbered, seems like an unnecessary
and unsatisfactory compromise.

I have a proposal for named/numbered collections which I'll
post shortly, but I wouldn't want to see it slow down the
current WebDav document, so I'd be happy to have it proceed
separately.

  -- Ellis