ietf-nntp AUTHINFO

[ned+ietf-nntp at innosoft.com]

> In <3C30E420.7A210B9A at verio.net> "Stan O. Barber" <sob at verio.net> writes:

> >We are not going to submit a AUTHINFO style extension that has only clear-text.
> >It will not be accepted by IESG without some reasonable strength in the
> >authorization mechanism.

> Are the IESG likely to accept an AUTHINFO design which includes BOTH
> cleartest passwords and SASL as options?

No. A standards-track clear text mechanism stands no chance with the IESG. You
could try documenting it in a separate, informational document, but past
experience with other attempts to document clear text mechanisms says this is
unlikely to be accepted either.

> The fact is that cleartext
> passwords, however undesirable, are widely used currently.

That's all very well and good, but it has nothing to do with what gets approved
for standards track.

				Ned