On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 00:54:07 CST, David Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> I am working in a standards group and a disagreement has
> arisen concerning RFC2119.
You have my condolences. ;)
> Is the 2119 keyword simply "must" or "MUST" or "Must" or
> "MuSt" ... , or is the weight of the 2119 definition
> reserved strictly for "MUST" (all caps)? I assume the
> answer would equally apply to the entire list of 2119
> keywords.
>From RFC3211 (which uses the same boilerplate as most post-2119 RFCs):
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT",
"RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be
interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
So I'd say "if you mean the 2119 meaning, use ALL CAPS".
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Valdis Kletnieks
Computer Systems Senior Engineer
Virginia Tech
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