On 9/21/2012 8:23 AM, Pete Resnick wrote:
On 9/18/12 8:45 PM, Ben Campbell wrote:abstract should mention that this
obsoletes 5721
It does.
Stylistic point: RFCs last a long time. Including ephemeral
information can be distracting, especially in the Abstract. 5 and 10
years from now, the fact that this RFC replaces another will be
essentially irrelevant, but the Abstract will still be spending valuable
space citing the fact.
It is better to have the document written as standing on its own, rather
than focus on its relationship to its predecessors, except perhaps in
isolated 'background' or 'history' discussions (and, of course, the
Updates field...)
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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