Leo Bicknell wrote: > ... > The last time I "participated" a working group chair told me "operators > don't know what they are talking about" and went on to say they should > be ignored.
So did you believe him and stop participating? Seriously, the -ONLY- way the IETF can be effective is for the ops community to provide active feedback. If you don't provide input, don't be surprised when the output is not what you want. Tony