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Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

	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 RFCs are
        maintained by The Internet Architecture Board.
     
        Home (http://www.ietf.org).
     
        (1999-01-27)