[ih] Today’s Internet Still Relies on an ARPANET-Era Protocol: The Request for Comments (Steve Crocker)

[Scott O. Bradner]

Internet Drafts are now archived by the IETF as are IETF main lists - in part because of
interest by researchers but also interest by intellectual property lawyers

Scott

> On Aug 7, 2020, at 7:20 PM, Leo Vegoda via Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 3:40 PM Dave Crocker via Internet-history
> <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
>> There is excellent archiving of the RFCs, but there has been no interest
>> historical retention of of the surrounding mass of supporting work
>> product. It seems that folk think the usual 'backups' are sufficient...
> 
> The IETF has shown no interest or there has been no interest from
> historians and their institutions?
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