Re: [ietf-smtp] Should we update an RFC if people refuse to implement parts of it ?

Alessandro Vesely <vesely@tana.it> Sun, 06 June 2021 16:57 UTC

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Subject: Re: [ietf-smtp] Should we update an RFC if people refuse to implement parts of it ?
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On Sat 05/Jun/2021 20:14:28 +0200 John C Klensin wrote:
> 
> (2) At the risk of being even more pragmatic about your "very
> pragmatic" proposal, I know of no way to make an authoritative
> change in a standards track RFC -- whether one word or a few
> paragraphs -- without generating an I-D, having it discussed in
> the community, going through IETF Last Call, and publishing a
> new RFC.


How about an erratum?


Best
Ale
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