Mass Update

Published on May 4, 2005 as GFD.47

This is now approved as a GGF proposed recommendation
(GFD-R-P).  We will get it online & announced over the
upcoming few days as GFD #47.

Thanks again for your efforts on this important document.  
If you haven't already, please review GFD-1 for the process
of moving to a "Grid Recommendation" status -- this takes
at least a few months, involves GFD-E documents, and
another editorial process.  I am looking forward to working
with the GridFTP-WG as you work towards GFD-R status.

Due to travel, I've pushed the final GFSG discussion + vote date
back to May 3 2005.

Thanks for the new PDF.  We also need a correspondinng .doc
or other editable format, in order to moe forward with
publication.  Please upload this ASAP.

This document is now in final GFSG 15-day review.
Due date April 26 2005.

The public comment archive is here:
https://forge.gridforum.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=464

Public comment is now completed.  The document's editors will upload a revised document shortly.

This document will now enter a 60 day public comment period.

Due date: 3-25-2005

Per GFD.1, I'm going ahead with an Editor review.  Sorry for the long delay with this document's initial AD review.  Some suggestions for minor 
changes prior to 60-day public comment are below.

This document is now in 15-day GFSG review until January 20 2005.  If you can get a revised document responsive to my fairly minor comments by the end
 of that period, we'll put the revised document into 60-day public comment then.  If there are substantial comments requiring document changes from 
the GFSG, we'll work on those, first.  Alternatively, if you'd rather work on these updates before public comment period, that's fine - just send 
email, or enter the info in the tracker.

Here is a list of fairly minor issues (formatting, etc., but a few are more substantive).  You might want to see any recently published GGF document 
for formatting guideline, or the template from the Editor project at gridforge.  

- The cover page is not needed; please follow the guideline in GFD.1 et al. for the first page.  
- Move the full copyright statement to the end (there is a brief one-line version to use at the beginning).  
- Cite your prior document (GFD.20) when you first mention GridFTP v1 in the abstract & main text; this should be in the references section.  Is this the [gftp] 
you cite?  I'm not clear on whether they are actually different, but the GFD.20 should definitely be cited.
- Sections should be numbered (again, see the example)
- The main document starts with a section on X-block mode.  But how about adding a brief overview of what GridFTP is, what it's for, and how this 
document is different than v1?  Also, any recommendations on implementation strategies, or other findings from v1 deployment would be valuable (either
 here, or in a concluding section)
- p12: "wihtout" --> "without"
- A Security Considerations section must be added (see the Editor project at Gridforge for guidance on this).
- Your References are not complete.  Please provide titles, authors and dates for all items, also publication locations when appropriate.

*All* of the above need to be addressed before this can be published in the GFD series as a draft recommendation, but they do not need to be addressed
 prior to public comment.

Thanks!

Assigned to David for initial AD review per 10/23/2004 GFSG call.

Status per 10/18/2004 GFSG conference call: awaiting initial AD review.  Reminder sent.