RE: IPS WG Last Call: Structural Improvements

[Black_David@emc.com]

> Alas, it seems this discussion will soon be 'overcome by events'. 

So I guess it falls to me to explain the forthcoming 'events'.  The
WG co-chairs have asked that the overviews of both Section 4 and
Section 5 be expanded for clarity - as part of AD review and IETF
Last Call, the draft will be read by people who have not been following
the voluminous email discussions on the list and hence don't have the
benefit of the WG's hard-won "accumulated wisdom".  It makes
sense to add text now to make the draft more accessible
to such people.

Brian's request for the expansion of the login overview in Section
4 is within reason, and there should be improvement in this
area.  For Section 5, it appears that moving the discussion of
Error Recovery Levels and Hierarchy to the front of the session
will address much of the corresponding concern.  There will be
some editing of the IANA Considerations text, but we won't know
whether it's really right until IANA reviews it, and that won't
happen for a while yet.

Beyond, this, your WG co-chairs believe that wholesale changes in
terminology, format and structure of sections are not necessary
at this point in time.

Thanks,
--David and Elizabeth

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