Re: [Ntp] Last Call: <draft-ietf-ntp-mode-6-cmds-08.txt> (Control Messages Protocol for Use with Network Time Protocol Version 4) to Historic RFC

[Pete Resnick <[e-mail]>]

This use of the "Historic" status seems utterly bizarre to me. It's 
certainly not how it's described in 2026.

1305 has already been obsoleted by 5905. This document simply gives 
information about what those control messages were and indicates that 
they ought no longer be used. This sounds like a fine candidate for 
Informational status. When 5905 (or it's successors) advance to 
Standard, this document can be included in the STD.

If eventually you want to move a document to Historic, it would be 1305.

I don't think publishing this straight to Historic makes sense.

pr

On 1 Jun 2020, at 14:31, The IESG wrote:

> The IESG has received a request from the Network Time Protocol WG 
> (ntp) to
> consider the following document: - 'Control Messages Protocol for Use 
> with
> Network Time Protocol Version 4'
>   <draft-ietf-ntp-mode-6-cmds-08.txt> as Historic RFC
>
> The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits 
> final
> comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the
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>
> Abstract
>
>
>    This document describes the structure of the control messages that
>    were historically used with the Network Time Protocol before the
>    advent of more modern control and management approaches.  These
>    control messages have been used to monitor and control the Network
>    Time Protocol application running on any IP network attached
>    computer.  The information in this document was originally 
> described
>    in Appendix B of RFC 1305.  The goal of this document is to provide 
> a
>    current, but historic, description of the control messages as
>    described in RFC 1305 and any additional commands implemented in 
> NTP.
>
>    The publication of this document is not meant to encourage the
>    developement and deployment of these control messages.  This 
> document
>    is only providing a current reference for these control messages
>    given the current status of RFC 1305.
>
>
>
>
> The file can be obtained via
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ntp-mode-6-cmds/
>
>
>
> No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.


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