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Re: [apps-discuss] WGLC on draft-ietf-appsawg-xdash-02.txt

Dave CROCKER <dhc@dcrocker.net> Fri, 27 January 2012 19:02 UTC

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Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] WGLC on draft-ietf-appsawg-xdash-02.txt
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On 1/27/2012 10:47 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote:
> On Jan 27, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
>>> The specification only cover parameter names, not numbers.
>>
>> Brevity is good.
>
> ...except when it excludes the reasoning for the text.

This appears to be a different concern than the one you've offered text for.
What 'reasoning' is missing and what text do you suggest for remedying it?


> As you say before, the document doesn't directly address the misuse of
> parameters, although it hints at it. If you think only hinting is useful (I
> don't), then not even hinting at why the document only covers names is
> probably fine.

Whereas I believe this document has nothing at all to do with "abuse" or
"misuse" and doesn't hint or pretend otherwise.

It has to do with a well-intentioned convention that has been used reasonably
but has proved counter-productive.


> I really think you are undershooting here.

And since I think your are significantly overshooting, do we cancel each other out?

d/

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