Re: Barry Leiba's No Objection on draft-ietf-xmpp-posh-04: (with COMMENT)

Barry Leiba <[email protected]> Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:59:59 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.xmpp
Message-ID <CALaySJJdyV1XefB_9rh8Ty8Jn_oQF3Gj0NKEgh6RqfGPY0j98w@mail.gmail.com>
>>> Before a period of 14 days has passed, the Designated Expert(s) will
>>> either approve or deny the registration request, communicating this
>>> decision both to the review list and to IANA.  Denials should include
>>> an explanation and, if applicable, suggestions as to how to make the
>>> request successful.  Registration requests that are undetermined for
>>> a period longer than 21 days can be brought to the IESG's attention
>>> (using the [email protected] mailing list) for resolution.
>
> Do you expect to have a (perhaps rotating) panel of experts? I think if we
> have one or two designated (to IANA) experts, IANA will automatically do the
> right thing for any registration attempt, including bugging the ADs if the
> experts are non-responsive.

That's true, and it's not necessary to have time periods in there.  On
the other hand, putting in recommended times does seem to me to be
useful for setting expectations.

Maybe IANA can comment about whether they like such things, or prefer
not to be constrained by them.

Barry