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Re: [apps-discuss] [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC6365 (2966)

SM <sm@resistor.net> Sun, 11 September 2011 00:34 UTC

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At 16:36 10-09-2011, Frank Ellermann wrote:
>It happens for obvious reasons; folks look at a draft
>or RFC again when it somehow triggers their attention.

http://www.bortzmeyer.org/3536.html

As for errata [1]:

  "The idea was to discourage readers from repeatedly pointing out the
   same typos in published RFCs.  This evolved into the errata verification
   and posting process"

  "Unfortunately, our understanding of the errata problem was wrong in
   several ways.  The number of errors reported turned out to be
   significantly greater than anticipated"

  "We note that allowing technical errata is a slippery slope: there may
   be a temptation to use errata to "fix" protocol design errors, rather
   than publishing new RFCs that update the erroneous documents."

Regards,
-sm

1. draft-rfc-editor-errata-process-02

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