Re: [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC7725 (5512)

Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> Tue, 02 October 2018 04:45 UTC

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From: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:42:51 -0700
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To: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
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Subject: Re: [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC7725 (5512)
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Mark, you are entirely incorrect.  What this isn’t is an erratum, the
singular word for a member of the plural class of errata.

On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 8:27 PM Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote:

> REJECT. This isn't an errata.
>
> Cheers,
>
> > On 2 Oct 2018, at 10:15 am, RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC7725,
> > "An HTTP Status Code to Report Legal Obstacles".
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > You may review the report below and at:
> > http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid5512
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > Type: Editorial
> > Reported by: Curt Self <curtself.cs@gmail.com>
> >
> > Section: 3
> >
> > Original Text
> > -------------
> > Note that in many cases clients can still access the denied resource
> > by using technical countermeasures such as a VPN or the Tor network.
> >
> > Corrected Text
> > --------------
> > (remove the sentence)
> >
> > Notes
> > -----
> > I understand that the status code itself is kind of a joke (Fahrenheit
> 451), but the sentence above seems to have no place in a technical
> document. It provides no insight into use cases for either a client or
> implementing software.
> >
> > Instructions:
> > -------------
> > This erratum is currently posted as "Reported". If necessary, please
> > use "Reply All" to discuss whether it should be verified or
> > rejected. When a decision is reached, the verifying party
> > can log in to change the status and edit the report, if necessary.
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > RFC7725 (draft-ietf-httpbis-legally-restricted-status-04)
> > --------------------------------------
> > Title               : An HTTP Status Code to Report Legal Obstacles
> > Publication Date    : February 2016
> > Author(s)           : T. Bray
> > Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> > Source              : Hypertext Transfer Protocol Bis
> > Area                : Applications and Real-Time
> > Stream              : IETF
> > Verifying Party     : IESG
>
> --
> Mark Nottingham   https://www.mnot.net/
>
>

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