> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Moore [mailto:moore@cs.utk.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 2:50 AM
> To: Josh Cohen (Exchange)
> Cc: Harald Tveit Alvestrand; Yaron Goland (Exchange); 'Patrik
> Faltstrom'; Scott Lawrence; moore@cs.utk.edu; discuss@apps.ietf.org;
> Peter Ford (Exchange)
> Subject: Re: HTTP Extensions Framework status?
>
>
>
> > Maybe all APPS standards should have experimental, or an
> > equivalent, as a necessary first step in getting to standards
> > track proposed.
>
> I've wondered about this - maybe groups should have to publish
> as Experimental, and implement the protocol, before going to
> Proposed. It might get people focused on "running code" sooner
> rather than later, and some groups need that. I'd like to see
> a few groups try it before recommending it for everyone in APPS.
>
I like this response. It sounds like a good thing to trial.
However, its still tough to take the stigma of experimental,
would be it possible to have the state called "standards-track
experimental"?