Re: [MMUSIC] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC4566 (5595)

[Paul Kyzivat <[e-mail]>]

On 1/11/19 2:28 PM, Adam Roach wrote:
> It sounds good to me as well.
> 
> I'll note that, while the document has entered "publication requested" 
> state, it's still very early on (AD review hasn't even happened yet), so 
> making changes to the document should be very easy at this point.

OK. Shall we simply hold this change till later on?

> In terms of the errata, I think the proper disposition is "hold for 
> update," as it identifies a real issue, even if it calls for an 
> incorrect solution.

Sounds good.

	Thanks,
	Paul

> /a
> 
> On 1/11/19 11:04 AM, Paul Kyzivat wrote:
>> I like this. If Flemming agrees, I'll await instructions on the 
>> procedure for making the change.
>>
>>     Thanks,
>>     Paul
>>
>> On 1/10/19 9:41 PM, Dale R. Worley wrote:
>>> Paul Kyzivat <[e-mail]> writes:
>>>> Do you have a thought about how to improve it? As it is, the text reads
>>>> as normative, but the ABNF should really be the formal authority, with
>>>> this being just a summary.
>>>
>>> I think an adequate fix could be confined to an editorial change:
>>>
>>>     Some lines in each description are REQUIRED and some are OPTIONAL,
>>>     but all MUST appear in exactly the order given here (the fixed order
>>>     greatly enhances error detection and allows for a simple 
>>> parser).  In
>>>     the following overview OPTIONAL items are marked with a "*".  (For
>>>     details, see the formal grammar in Section 9.)
>>>
>>>        Session description
>>>           v=  (protocol version)
>>>           o=  (originator and session identifier)
>>>           s=  (session name)
>>>           i=* (session information)
>>>           u=* (URI of description)
>>>           e=* (email address)
>>>           p=* (phone number)
>>>           c=* (connection information -- not required if included in
>>>                all media descriptions)
>>>           b=* (zero or more bandwidth information lines)
>>>           One or more time descriptions:
>>>             ("t=", "r=" and "z=" lines; see below)
>>>           k=* (encryption key)
>>>           a=* (zero or more session attribute lines)
>>>           Zero or more media descriptions
>>>
>>> +  The referenced subsections of the description have this structure:
>>>
>>>        Time description
>>>           t=  (time the session is active)
>>>           r=* (zero or more repeat times)
>>>           z=* (optional time zone offset line)
>>>
>>>        Media description, if present
>>>           m=  (media name and transport address)
>>>           i=* (media title)
>>>           c=* (connection information -- optional if included at
>>>                session level)
>>>           b=* (zero or more bandwidth information lines)
>>>           k=* (encryption key)
>>>           a=* (zero or more media attribute lines)
>>>
>>> Inserting that one sentence tends to terminate the scope of "the
>>> following overview".
>>>
>>> Dale
>>>
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