Re: [apps-discuss] Revising Full Standards

Alexey Melnikov <alexey.melnikov@isode.com> Wed, 26 January 2011 12:18 UTC

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Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] Revising Full Standards
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Mykyta Yevstifeyev wrote:

>Hello all,
>
Hi Mykyta,

>There are a number of Full Standards (STD20-26), that, IMO, need
>revsising.  Firstly, all of these documents define the protocols only
>for TCP and UDP, and that might be useful to define them for such
>protocols, as DCCP or SCTP.  Moreover, in spite of being the Full
>Standards, it does not meet the current practices and view of Internet
>Standards.
>
I haven't looked at specified Full Standards you mentioned above, so I 
am just commenting in general.

>So I'd like to ask whether making docs to obsolete these standards
>make any sense?  Or it would be OK just to update the corresponding
>dosuments for DCCP and SCTP?
>  
>
I think doing the latter is usually the preferred way. That wouldn't 
invalidate Full Standard status of documents for transport protocols 
they were originally specified for.

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