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- Internet Anonymous FTP Archives (iafa)
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- Charter
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- Chair(s):
- Peter Deutsch <peterd@bunyip.com>
- Alan Emtage <bajan@bunyip.com>
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- User Services Area Director(s)
- Joyce Reynolds <jkrey@isi.edu>
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- Mailing lists:
- General Discussion:iafa@cc.mcgill.ca
- To Subscribe: iafa-request@cc.mcgill.ca
- Archive: archive.cc.mcgill.ca:~/pub/iafa-archive
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- Description of Working Group:
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- The Internet Anonymous FTP Archives Working Group is chartered to
- define a set of recommended standard procedures for the access and
- administration of anonymous ftp archive sites on the Internet. Such a
- set of procedures will provide a framework for:
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- (a) Allowing the inexperienced Internet user the ability to more
- easily navigate the hundreds of publically accessible archive sites.
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- (b) Allowing users and network-based tools to retrieve specific site
- information such as access policies, contact information, possible
- areas of information specialization, archived package descriptions, etc.,
- in a standardized manner.
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- Particular emphasis will be placed on the possible impact of these
- procedures on the FTP site administrators.
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- Attention will be paid to the impact of newer archive indexing and
- access tools on the operation of such archive sites. A set of
- suggestions will be offered to allow archive site administrators to
- better integrate their offerings with such tools as they are
- developed.
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- The security of the anonymous FTP site configuration will also be
- considered to be an integral part of this document. It is expected
- that remote management of the archives will be adequately handled by
- existing network management procedures.
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- Goals and Milestones:
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- Done First IETF Meeting: review and approve the Charter making any changes
- deemed necessary. Examine the scope of the recommended procedures and
- impact on site administrators. Assign writing assignments for the
- first draft of the documents.
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- Mar 92 Review first draft and determine necessary revisions. Follow up
- discussion will occur on mailing list.
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- Jun 92 Make document an Internet-Draft. Continue revisions based on comments
- at IETF and on the mailing list.
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- Nov 92 Fourth IETF meeting. Review final drafts and if OK, give to IESG for
- publication as an RFC.
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- Internet Drafts:
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- No Current Internet drafts.
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- Request For Comments:
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- None to date.
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