Re: Last Call: <draft-ietf-tsvwg-iana-ports-09.txt> (InternetAssigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Procedures for the Managementof the Service Name and Transport Protocol Port NumberRegistry) to BCP

[Joe Touch <[e-mail]>]

Hi, Tom,

On 1/28/2011 7:02 AM, t.petch wrote:
> Is there any text about this, old protocol, situation, for I cannot see any?  Or
> are we at the mercy
> of the expert reviewer?
>
> Tom Petch

See Sec 7.2:

    ...IANA has flexibility beyond these principles when handling
    assignment requests; other factors may come into play, and exceptions
    may be made to best serve the needs of the Internet.

and

    ...In particular, the principles form a goal that IANA strives
    to achieve for new applications (with exceptions as deemed
    appropriate, especially as for extensions to legacy services) as
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    follows:

Joe