Re: [port-srv-reg] almost good to go

[Joe Touch <[e-mail]>]

PS - replace "proscribe" with "prescribe". My spell checker was over-eager.

Joe

On 9/17/2010 2:11 PM, Joe Touch wrote:
> Some changes:
>
> - to avoid confusion between Registered (user) and system port numbers,
> I suggest using the term "assignment" for the process IANA performs
> (this is consistent, FWIW, with the IANA acronym)
>
> - I corrected the use of admin contact/tech contact use throughout
>
> - I replaced alias with overloading and corrected the text
> We do have some cases where multiple names map to the same number, so
> there is aliasing, but we do not have a case where one string ever maps
> to another string (which is what I would consider an alias). I replaced
> this with 'overloading', which is the more accurate CS term for what is
> happening.
>
> - corrected the ABNF, and simply indicated that it was provided as a
> non-normative convenience
>
> I'd be glad to put this into the XML if needed (I haven't been able to
> check it out, though - if someone can mail it to me, I'll do the changes
> over the weekend).
>
> Joe
>