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Re: Pre-IETF RFCs to Historic (not really proposing)

2011-09-16 08:36:20
My impression is that the IETF quite regularly does new things that break 
current, actively used, maintained, and even standards-track protocols.  Maybe 
we should worry about those before worry about breaking older protocols.

Keith

On Sep 16, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Ronald Bonica wrote:

Scott,

On one hand, most of these RFCs do not harm the Internet. However, if we 
don't clean house periodically, we are left with the following questions:

1) In the future, does the IETF have the latitude to do things that might 
break these old protocols?
2) If not, must the IETF maintain a cadre of people who are familiar with 
these old protocols to ensure that they are not broken?
3) If we don't maintain a cadre of people familiar with these RFCs, how 
should the community react to errata against them?
                                Ron



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[mailto:ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org] On Behalf Of
Scott O Bradner
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 2:37 PM
To: Mykyta Yevstifeyev
Cc: IETF Discussion
Subject: Re: Pre-IETF RFCs to Historic (not really proposing)

I'm fully supportive of reclassifying any RFCs that pose a risk to the
Internet
to historic but fail to see the usefulness of doing so for RFCs that
describe
unused but non-harmful technologies - seems like busywork and useless
at best.

Scott

On Sep 15, 2011, at 1:45 PM, Mykyta Yevstifeyev wrote:

Dear all,

I've recently received a message from Ronald Bonica, one of the ADs,
proposing undertaking an effort to reclassify many pre-IETF (pre-1000)
RFCs as Historic.  However, I initially had a concern regarding
community consensus on such effort, and whether it will be accepted so
that the IESG may claim the former.  Since I've already suggested a
very similar proposal, and there was a negative reaction of community,
I assumed the same would happen in the case Ronald pursued the work and
forwarded it to the IESG.  So am I right?

Mykyta
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