Re: [apps-discuss] I-D Action: draft-ietf-appsawg-rfc3462bis-01.txt

"Murray S. Kucherawy" <msk@cloudmark.com> Tue, 27 September 2011 19:42 UTC

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: apps-discuss-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:apps-discuss-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of t.petch
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 3:35 AM
> To: Alexey Melnikov; Ned Freed
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> Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] I-D Action: draft-ietf-appsawg-rfc3462bis-01.txt
> 
> > >> 5. Registering New Report Types
> > >
> > >>     Registration of new media types for the purpose of creating a new
> > >>     report format SHOULD note in the Intended Usage section of the media
> > >>     type registration that the type being registered is suitable for use
> > >>     as a report-type in the context of this specification.
> > >
> Surely it should say
> 
> "Registration of new media types for the purpose of creating a new
> report format SHOULD note in the Intended Usage section of the media
> type registration **whether or not
> the type being registered is suitable for use
> as a report-type in the context of this specification."
> 
> As the text stands, it merely says that all new media types are suitable,
> which seems rather pointless:-)

I don't agree.  I think the first line of the new Section 5 makes it clear that some are (the ones being registered specifically for that purpose), and some aren't (the rest).