Re: Updating RFC2119

Scott Brim <scott.brim@gmail.com> Sun, 22 July 2012 15:49 UTC

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From: Scott Brim <scott.brim@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:50:26 -0400
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Subject: Re: Updating RFC2119
To: Abdussalam Baryun <abdussalambaryun@gmail.com>
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On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 7:17 AM, Abdussalam Baryun
<abdussalambaryun@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am working on an I-D which is intended as proposed standard but need
> some addition requirement language. Therefore, I want to propose to
> write a draft to update RFC2119 to add some other language requirement
> as below:
>
> IF x, THEN y:
>
> ELSE:
>
> ELSE IF:
>
> Please send your comments or advise, thanking you,

That doesn't have to be in 2119.  Lots of RFCs have pseudocode at
various levels of rigor.  Just look around at some protocol specs for
examples.