> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ned Freed [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 2:54 PM
> > To: Murray S. Kucherawy
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: Last Call: <draft-levine-application-gzip-02.txt> (The
> > application/zlib and application/gzip media types) to Informational RFC
> >
> > > 1) Shouldn't this be Standards Track?
> >
> > Based on past practices, the answer to that seems to be "no". See, for
> > example, RFC 6208, RFC 6207, RFC 6129, RFC 5967, and so on.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > 2) Should it mention the "xdash" draft, since it talks about
> > "application/x-*" types?
> >
> > That specification is really focused on not using x- in newly defined
> > registries, not on how it's used in existing registries. And since x-
> > gzip and friends are only mentioned to say they shouldn't be used, I'd
> > say that while such a reference would not bother me, I don't think it's
> > especially helpful.
> Good enough, just thought I'd ask.
> I support publication as-is.
As do I.
Ned
