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Re: RFC Errata: when to file, and when not to

2012-08-09 06:01:28


--On Thursday, August 09, 2012 09:27 +0100 Dave Cridland
<dave(_at_)cridland(_dot_)net> wrote:

Does anyone other than historians honestly care what the
original was? I mean, really?

Dave,

RFCs are often incorporated by reference in procurement
documents and conformity requirements.  If one were trying to
interpret or enforce such a requirement, it would almost
certainly be useful to know _exactly_ what version of an RFC and
its interpretations was agreed to.

   john