docno|NN =|SYM "|'' lists-|NN 034|CD -|: 10077455|CD "|'' name|NN =|SYM "|'' Tom|NNP Stephens|NNP "|'' email|NN =|SYM "|'' tomste@microsoft.com|NN "|'' sent|VBD =|SYM "|'' Mon|NNP ,|, 22|CD Apr|NNP 1996|CD 08:54:53|NN -|: 0700|CD "|'' subject|JJ =|SYM "|'' RE|NNP :|: Status|NNP (|( if|IN any|DT )|) of|IN STLP|NNP ?|. "|'' To|TO :|: "|'' '|' sanders_james@tandem.com|NN '|' "|'' <|NN sanders_james@tandem.com|NN >|NN Cc|NNP :|: "|'' '|' ietf-tls@w3.org|NN '|' "|'' <|NN ietf-tls@w3.org|NN >|NN ,|, "|'' '|' tls-draft@w3.org|NN '|' "|'' <|NN tls-draft@w3.org|NN >|NN Jim|NNP ,|, 
Win|NNP Treese|NNP and|CC representatives|NNS from|IN Microsoft|NNP and|CC Netscape|NNP met|VBD a|DT couple|NN of|IN weeks|NNS ago|RB to|TO begin|VB hammering|VBG out|RP some|DT of|IN the|DT components|NNS for|IN the|DT foundation|NN of|IN a|DT spec|NN .|. 
At|IN that|DT meeting|NN ,|, Microsoft|NNP precented|JJ our|PRP$ STLP|NNP strawman|NN document|NN .|. 
That|DT document|NN was|VBD an|DT experiment|NN by|IN Microsoft|NNP to|TO determine|VB how|WRB well|RB SSL|NNP and|CC PCT|NNP could|MD be|VB merged|VBN into|IN one|CD protocol|NN -|: using|VBG SSL|NNP as|IN a|DT base|NN and|CC adding|VBG PCT|NNP deltas|NNS .|. 
Our|PRP$ goal|NN was|VBD to|TO deal|VB with|IN the|DT differences|NNS Microsoft|NNP and|CC Netscape|NNP quickly|RB so|IN that|IN the|DT normal|JJ IETF|NNP process|NN would|MD move|VB forward|RB without|IN any|DT detractions|NNS from|IN either|DT Microsoft|NNP or|CC Netscape|NNP .|. 

Tom|NNP 
>|NN ----------|: >|NN From|IN :|: sanders_james@tandem.com[SMTP:sanders_james@tandem.com]|NN >|NN Sent|NNP :|: Monday|NNP ,|, April|NNP 22|CD ,|, 1996|CD 7:53|NN AM|NNP >|NN To|TO :|: Tom|NNP Stephens|NNP >|NN Cc|NNP :|: ietf-tls@w3.org|NN ;|; tls-draft@w3.org|NN >|NN Subject|NNP :|: Re|NNP :|: Status|NNP (|( if|IN any|DT )|) of|IN STLP|NNP ?|. >|NN On|IN Friday|NNP 4/19|CD ,|, at|IN 8:24|NN PM|NNP ,|, Tom|NNP Stephens|NNP wrote|VBD :|: 
>|NN >|NN Tls-draft|NNP was|VBD created|VBN specifically|RB as|IN a|DT forum|NN for|IN the|DT discussion|NN of|IN the|DT >|NN >|NN Microsoft|NNP STLP|NNP strawman|NN document|NN .|. 
The|DT reason|NN for|IN this|DT is|VBZ that|IN the|DT STLP|NNP >|NN >|NN strawman|NN document|NN is|VBZ not|RB an|DT official|JJ IETF|NNP document|NN .|. 
Win|NNP Treese|NNP ,|, >|NN >|NN Microsoft|NNP and|CC Netscape|NNP did|VBD not|RB want|VB this|DT document|NN to|TO be|VB confused|VBN in|IN any|DT >|NN >|NN way|NN with|IN the|DT actual|JJ spec|NN that|WDT is|VBZ being|VBG developed|VBN by|IN the|DT working|VBG group|NN .|. 
>|NN >|NN >|NN >|NN However|RB ,|, since|IN the|DT consensus|NN of|IN the|DT emails|NNS is|VBZ to|TO discuss|VB the|DT STLP|NNP >|NN >|NN strawman|NN document|NN on|IN ietf-tls|JJ ,|, then|RB Microsoft|NNP does|VBZ not|RB object|VB .|. 
To|TO >|NN >|NN facilitate|VBP the|DT discussion|NN ,|, you|PRP can|MD find|VB the|DT STLP|NNP strawman|NN document|NN at|IN :|: >|NN >|NN >|NN >|NN http://pct.microsoft.com/stlp.|NN 

>|NN >|NN >|NN >|NN >|NN Tom|NNP Stephens|NNP 
>|NN >|NN ---------------------------------|: >|NN Tom|NNP ,|, could|MD you|PRP or|CC Win|NNP Treese|NNP tell|VB us|PRP exactly|RB what|WP is|VBZ going|VBG on|RP ?|. 
I|PRP was|VBD >|NN there|RB >|NN in|IN LA|NNP on|IN March|NNP 6|CD evening|NN meeting|NN ,|, and|CC this|DT (|( recent|JJ unilateral|JJ release|NN >|NN by|IN >|NN Microsoft|NNP of|IN a|DT document|NN of|IN unknown|JJ status|NN to|TO an|DT unknown|JJ enitity|NN )|) does|VBZ >|NN not|RB >|NN feel|VB like|IN the|DT intentions|NNS I|PRP heard|VBD expressed|VBD at|IN that|DT time|NN .|. 
If|IN Microsoft|NNP >|NN released|VBD a|DT unilateral|JJ draft|NN ,|, to|TO whom|WP did|VBD you|PRP release|VBP it|PRP ?|. 
If|IN it|PRP was|VBD to|TO >|NN the|DT >|NN IETF|NNP ,|, but|CC is|VBZ "|'' not|RB an|DT official|JJ IETF|NNP document|NN ,|, "|'' what|WP status|NN does|VBZ it|PRP have|VB ?|. 
>|NN Most|JJS of|IN all|DT ,|, if|IN the|DT working|VBG group|NN is|VBZ still|RB working|VBG on|IN an|DT "|'' actual|JJ spec|NN ,|, "|'' >|NN what|WP purpose|NN is|VBZ served|VBN by|IN this|DT unilateral|JJ STLP|NNP document|NN ?|. 

>|NN These|DT (|( apparently|RB sub|NN rosa|NN )|) machinations|NNS do|VBP not|RB inspire|VB confidence|NN in|IN >|NN the|DT >|NN integrity|NN of|IN the|DT original|JJ commitments|NNS (|( surprising|JJ as|IN they|PRP were|VBD )|) to|TO work|VB >|NN out|IN >|NN a|DT unified|JJ protocol|NN .|. 
The|DT rest|NN of|IN the|DT industry|NN needs|VBZ to|TO have|VB confidence|NN >|NN in|IN >|NN this|DT process|NN .|. 

>|NN --|: Jim|NNP Sanders--|NNP 
>|NN "|'' Speaking|NNP for|IN myself|PRP ,|, not|RB necessarily|RB for|IN my|PRP$ employer|NN .|. "|'' 

>|NN <|NN <|NN Jim|NNP Sanders|NNP ,|, Staff|NNP Scientist|NNP ,|, Transaction|NNP Security|NNP >|NN >|NN >|NN <|NN <|NN Network|NNP Applications|NNS Services|NNPS ,|, Tandem|NNP Computers|NNPS >|NN >|NN >|NN <|NN <|NN Voice|NNP :|: 408|CD -|: 285|CD -|: 492|CD ;|: E-|NNP mail|NN :|: sanders_james@tandem.com|NN )|) )|) 
