On 6/8/10 9:27 AM, Alexey Melnikov wrote:
> Hi Sean,
> 
> Sean Turner wrote:
> 
>>>> As I said, here you have room for clarification. You essentially
>>>> rewrite 2818 
>>>
>>> This proposed BCP is not limited to HTTP so it does not (only) rewrite
>>> RFC 2818, but yes it is intended (in part) to provide more up-to-date
>>> guidelines.
>>
>> Should we add a section that moves 2818 to historic? (sorry if this
>> has been asked before)
> 
> RFC 2818 contains more information than just the TLS server identity
> verification procedure for https. Besides RFC 2818 is widely used and I
> think moving it to historic would be a disservice to the community.
> Maybe you meant to suggest "obsoleting" it?
> 
> One year ago I was trying to convince Ekr to update RFC 2818, but he
> wasn't interested. I still think this would be a good idea. I also think
> that HTTPBIS is a better place for this activity.

Agreed. After HTTPBIS completes its current work items, naturally. :)

/psa


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