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Internet Engineering Task Force
     
         (IETF) The IETF is a large, open
        international community of network designers, operators,
        vendors and researchers whose purpose is to coordinate the
        operation, management and evolution of the {Internet} and to
        resolve short- and mid-range {protocol} and architectural
        issues.  It is a major source of proposals for {protocol}
        {standards} which are submitted to the {Internet Architecture
        Board} (IAB) for final approval.  The IETF meets three times a
        year and extensive minutes are included in the IETF
        Proceedings.
     
        The IETF Secretariat, run by The {Corporation for National
        Research Initiatives} with funding from the US government,
        maintains an index of {Internet-Drafts} whereas {RFC}s are
        maintained by The {Internet Architecture Board}.
     
        {Home (http://www.ietf.org)}.
     
        (1999-01-27)