On 2013-10-29 21:29, Bradner, Scott wrote:
seems to me to be completely reasonable to say MUST include the number of the
RFC that describes
the protocol being registered (for example)
Scott
But then:
6. Guidance in the use of these Imperatives
Imperatives of the type defined in this memo must be used with care
and sparingly. In particular, they MUST only be used where it is
actually required for interoperation or to limit behavior which has
potential for causing harm (e.g., limiting retransmisssions) For
example, they must not be used to try to impose a particular method
on implementors where the method is not required for
interoperability.
To me this indicates that we should keep them out of registrations
procedures.
(I also note that the "MUST" in the text I quoted shouldn't been used if
the text followed its own advice :-).
Best regards, Julian