Re: [Ietf-krb-wg] Experimental status of RFC 2307

Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com> Wed, 03 August 2011 18:23 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Ietf-krb-wg] Experimental status of RFC 2307
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Sam Hartman wrote:
>>>>>> "Howard" == Howard Chu<hyc@symas.com>  writes:
>
>      Howard>  Sam Hartman wrote:
>      >>
>> I think that RFC 2307 can be an appropriate normative reference even
>      >>  if it is experimental.  The IETF has a procedure for such
>      >>  references.  If the working group believes that is the right
>      >>  reference to use, I will start tilting at process windmills. I
>      >>  think it unlikely any of them will turn into giants. Mostly, I
>      >>  need to walk through the argument based on our process documents
>      >>  with the IESG, and I expect that to be relatively easy to pull
>      >>  off.
>
>      Howard>  What exactly are you referencing in 2307? (Sorry, haven't
>      Howard>  been paying close attention to this list in a while.) I
>      Howard>  think most sites moved to RFC2307bis, and there's still this
>      Howard>  later revision to consider:
>
>      Howard>  http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-howard-rfc2307bis-02.txt
>
> mostly the semantics for the attributes in 2307.
> A reference to an internet draft would be inappropriate here.
>
Understood, but if you're also talking about promoting 2307 from Experimental 
to Standards Track status, that would be a mistake as well.

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