1.   That protocol has made it possible to standardize the electronic publication of text and graphics images.

2.   The new protocol would make that sort of interaction between sites possible and could make searches easier.

3.   Those first protocols made possible electronic directories like Yahoo and E-commerce Web sites like Amazon.com.

4.   Officials called it binding, but the protocol itself makes no mention of sanctions against those that do not carry it out.

5.   The protocols make trafficking in human beings a crime and guarantee that those being smuggled or traded in prostitution rings cannot be prosecuted.