Post #2621915
2025-11-30 00:03 UTC
Although the HP list returned online on schedule in early January 1998, the HTTP WG did not migrate back. Instead, discussions continued on the W3C-hosted list.
In the late 1990s, the IETF relied on volunteer-hosted or third-party servers for mailing lists. W3C, as a dedicated standards body with robust, publicly accessible email infrastructure optimized for technical discussions, provided a more stable alternative. The W3C’s lists.w3.org service has remained highly reliable.
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@xfq@w3c.social 2025-11-30 00:03
HTTP is fundamentally the protocol of the World Wide Web, making it a natural point of intersection between IETF (which focuses on core Internet protocols) and the W3C (which stewards Web technologies like HTML, CSS, and related specs). Today, the list remains active, with all HTTP WG drafts and RFCs directing comments there.