Internet Anonymous FTP Archives (iafa)
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 Charter
 Last Modified: 04/07/1998

 Current Status: Concluded Working Group

 Chair(s):
     Alan Emtage  <bajan@bunyip.com>
     Peter Deutsch  <peterd@bunyip.com>

 User Services Area Director(s):
     April Marine  <april.marine@nominum.com>

 User Services Area Advisor:
     April Marine  <april.marine@nominum.com>

 Mailing Lists: 
     General Discussion:iafa@cc.mcgill.ca
     To Subscribe:      iafa-request@cc.mcgill.ca
     Archive:           archive.cc.mcgill.ca:~/pub/mailing-lists/iafa-archive

Description of Working Group:

The Internet Anonymous FTP Archives Working Group is chartered to
define a set of recommended procedures for the access and
administration of anonymous FTP archive sites on the Internet.  Such a
set of procedures will provide a framework for:

(a) Allowing the inexperienced Internet user the ability to more
    easily navigate the hundreds of publically accessible archive sites.

(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.

Particular emphasis will be placed on the possible impact of these
procedures on the FTP site administrators.

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.

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.

 Goals and Milestones:

   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. 

   MAR 92       Review first draft and determine necessary revisions. 
                Follow up discussion will occur on mailing list. 

   JUN 92       Make document an Internet-Draft. Continue revisions based 
                on comments at IETF and on the mailing list. 

   NOV 92       Fourth IETF meeting. Review final drafts and if OK, give to 
                IESG for publication as an RFC. 


 Internet-Drafts:

  No Current Internet-Drafts.

 Request For Comments:

  RFC   Stat Published     Title
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RFC1635 I    MAY 94    How to Use Anonymous FTP