In a previous episode Joe Touch said...
::
:: "Josh Cohen (Exchange)" wrote:
:: >
:: > In my mind, these are the things which make open standards. As such,
:: > I would think that WPAD is standards track.
::
:: Since it isn't part of our charter, we can't do this yet.
the charter says "the working group will define a framework[..] Part
of this framework will be a means by which replicas and caches may be
automatically discovered and utilized by clients."
so how is this off charter?
it strikes me as one of the most biggest mising pieces in the whole
architecture..
::
:: If it were in our charter, there would have to be multiple
:: implementations, a detailed evaluation of the protocol, and
:: perhaps group-driven modifications before this would occur.
::
I think that's what Josh was saying.. did I misread him?
-Pat
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