[ih] Who owns old RFCs ?

[John Levine]

In article <CAA=duU0eVz-XFKk2BT66=Fte7rs+LD2oqeypVrHGFjYJ_YZSmA at mail.gmail.com> you write:
>Some other SDOs and industry fora create consensus conformance test plans
>and then work out a deal with one or more test labs to run the tests for a
>fee. The vendors pay for the testing, and if they don't pass, the test labs
>work with them so that they can bring the product into compliance. Once
>they pass, they get a report and certificate showing compliance, and in
>some cases a joint press release with the sponsoring SDO/forum.

I was going to suggest much the same thing, certification as a carrot,
since we don't have any sticks.