Re: Last Call: Change the status of ADSP (RFC 5617) to Internet Standard

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

On 10/2/2013 9:28 AM, John C Klensin wrote:
> After reading the description at the link cited above and
> assuming that "Historic" is actually intended, I wonder,
> procedurally, whether a move to Historic without document other
> than in the tracker is an appropriate substitute for the
> publication of an Applicability Statement that says "not
> recommended" and that explains, at least in the level of detail
> of the tracker entry, why using ADSP is a bad idea.


This suggestion has the dual potential benefits of being inefficient and 
ineffective.

If a spec is Historic, it is redundant to say not recommended.  As in, 
duh...

Even better is that an applicability statement is merely another place 
for the potential implementer to fail to look and understand.

Anyone who fails to understand the implications of Historic (or fails to 
find the correct status) is not going to be better at finding and 
understanding an applicability statement.

ADSP is only worthy of a small effort, to correct its status, to reflect 
its current role in Internet Mail.  Namely, its universal non-use within 
email filtering.

d/
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net