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Re: Should the RFC Editor publish an RFC in less than 2 months?

Bob Hinden <bob.hinden@nokia.com> Sun, 02 December 2007 18:39 UTC

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Subject: Re: Should the RFC Editor publish an RFC in less than 2 months?
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Harald,

> Based on the past record, we're talking about something that  
> happens 0.58% of the time, or less.
>
> Of course, predicting the future from the past is iffy; there have  
> been 10 appeals in 2006 and only one (not document related) in  
> 2007, so "it varies".

Thanks for looking at the data.

It seems to me that we shouldn't be delaying all new RFCs for a  
problem that only occurs .58% of the time.

Bob


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