[ih] IETF relevance (was Memories of Flag Day?)

[Miles Fidelman]

Dave Crocker via Internet-history wrote:
> On 8/24/2023 4:07 PM, John Klensin via Internet-history wrote:
>> Probably a larger fraction of applications work has come to the
>> IETF already half-developed and in search of refinement and 
>> validation by
>> the community
>
> I'm sure there are examples, but I can't think of an application 
> protocol that was originated in the IETF over, say, the last 25 years, 
> that has seen widespread success.
>
> d/
>
Seems to me that HTTP remains under the IETF umbrella.  Is it not the 
RFC process, and IANA, that actually matter, in the scheme of things?

Miles Fidelman

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