Hi,
On 2008-8-11, at 2:32, ext John C Klensin wrote:
--On Sunday, August 10, 2008 6:03 PM +0200 Julian Reschke <julian(_dot_)reschke(_at_)gmx(_dot_)de
> wrote:
- check that if the document obsoletes or updates another
document, that one appear in the references section, and make
sure that the document actually says what's going on with
respect to the other documents (such as "Normative Changes
from RFC xxxx")
Of course, if one does this, the automated nits checker complains
about a reference to an obsolete RFC :-(
you only get an (incorrect) warning if the referenced RFC has
_already_ been obsoleted by another document. For the normal case -
document B obsoleting document A - there is no warning when B
references A, because A's status changes to "obsolete" only after B is
IESG-approved.
And as Brian correctly points out, idnits warnings/errors are
sometimes bogus, which is where "think mode" comes in.
Lars
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