In <200109201425(_dot_)KAA28227(_at_)astro(_dot_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu> Keith
Moore <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu> writes:
Problem is, absent good design review and an agreed-on specification,
reuse of existing fields can cause interoperability problems.
Precedence, Priority, and Return-Receipt-To are all examples.
Sure, you don't register a header unless there is paper somewhere that
describes the proper way to use it. That could always include an internet
draft in the case of a provisional registration.
And there should be an agreed format for what IANA is to be asked to keep,
with references to protcols, RFCs (or drafts), and an agreed short
description.
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