Re: idnits question

[Robert Sparks <[e-mail]>]

Tools-discuss is a better place for this (I've set the Reply-To):

On 5/25/22 10:15 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I am helping a newbie with a new draft.  idnits has the following 
> warning:
>
>   == Couldn't figure out when the document was first submitted -- 
> there may
>      comments or warnings related to the use of a disclaimer for 
> pre-RFC5378
>      work that could not be issued because of this.  Please check the 
> Legal
>      Provisions document at https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info to 
> determine
>      if you need the pre-RFC5378 disclaimer.

If this a new draft that is not copying in text (such as one might do 
when preparing a bis document) from a Pre5378-era document, there's 
nothing to do - the warning does not apply.

If you send me your draft source, I'll let you know why you're seeing 
the warning. I suspect it's entirely because the draft hasn't been 
submitted at all and idnits finds no metadata for it.

>
> I can't figure out why.  Perhaps it is related to these warnings can 
> be ignored?
>
>   -- Obsolete informational reference (is this intentional?): RFC 2246
>      (Obsoleted by RFC 4346)
>
>   -- Obsolete informational reference (is this intentional?): RFC 4346
>      (Obsoleted by RFC 5246)
>
>   -- Obsolete informational reference (is this intentional?): RFC 5246
>      (Obsoleted by RFC 8446)
>
>   -- Obsolete informational reference (is this intentional?): RFC 6347
>      (Obsoleted by RFC 9147)
>
> And yes, they need to reference these older RFCs.  Or, rather, I am 
> not the one to debate this point.  I am just working with them to get 
> their work out.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob
>