The protocol used to communicate between Web clients and servers. Acronym for Internet Engineering Task Force. The IETF is the protocol engineering and development arm of the Internet consisting of a large, open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. The IETF was the main oversight body for HTML during much of the HTML 2.0 era timeframe. It is open to any interested individual.
Internet Drafts exist only as discussion documents with no formal status.
They are valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. An Internet Draft is often released before a Request For Comments. ISO Acronym for International Standards Organization. This is the 'granddaddy' of standards organizations worldwide, and is composed of standards bodies from countries all over the world. Most important communications and computing standards are the subject of ISO standards.