These are just some preliminary thoughts for the P3P protocol and
syntax group.

1) There are four very separate problems that are intertwined, and we
should be careful to be clear about which one(s) we are addressing:

   a) a communications protocol for reaching an agreement binding a
      service to a specific set of practices for the duration of an
      agreed upon delivery of personal information. YES, this working
      group.

   b) a portable format for conveying user preferences (but NOT site
      practices) from one user/machine to another. NO, another working
      group.

   c) a mechanism for configuring a user agent to behave according to
      the user's preferences, and a means of specifying bargaining
      behavior.  NO.

   d) a mechanism for configuring a service to behave according to
      the vendor's practices, and a means of specifying bargaining
      behavior.  NO.

   e) generation by user agent of Unique ID upon request.  YES, this
      working group.

			       FORMATS

Proposal of practices by service to user.
Counterproposal from user to service.

Request for "transfer of data from user to service," including UID.
Request for proposal (possibly in response to above).

Format of agreement.
Format of data transferred, including UID. (Melissa & Paul Perry)

Portable preferences format.

			      PROTOCOLS

Agreement dialog (negotiation).