On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:59:20 +1200 Brian E Carpenter <[email protected]> wrote:
> Actually, I don't think an IETF document can formally update or > obsolete an Independent Submission, which even by its title is > only expressing an opinion. But we can certainly document the facts > that (a) RFC 3627 does not represent IETF consensus and that (b) the > IETF consensus is that /127 is not harmful, in specified circumstances. > So RFC3627 is Informational, which I think really just means its providing more discussion behind the MUSTs, SHOULDs etc. the RFCs it is referring to. I wouldn't think stating that RFC3627 doesn't represent IETF consensus then invalidates the MUSTs etc. in the other RFCs. > Brian Carpenter > > On 2010-08-27 01:27, Brian Haberman wrote: > > On 8/26/10 9:13 AM, Thomas Narten wrote: > >>> RFC 3627? > >> An informational document that carries no weight from a standards > >> perspective. > >> > >> It was also not the product of an IETF WG, it was an independent > >> submission. > >> > >> (But we all know how once something is an RFC, what it's actual IETF > >> status is is not always noticed or properly understood...) > > > > That was my point. So, at a minimum, this draft should > > obsolete/supersede RFC 3627 so that we are not sending conflicting messages. > > > > Regards, > > Brian > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list > > [email protected] > > Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list > [email protected] > Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
