Re: [rfc-i] Errata Reference Format

[Julian Reschke <[e-mail]>]

On 2017-09-25 03:32, Martin Thomson wrote:
> Hi Heather:
> 
> There is no way to go from a search:
>    e.g., https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=7919
> 
> To a specific erratum:
>    e.g., https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid4908
> 
> Could I request that the erratum ID be turned into a link?
> 
> The format I get is a little odd:
> 
> small: Found 1 record.
> huge: Status: Reported (1)
> large: RFC 7919, "Negotiated Finite Field Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral
> Parameters for Transport Layer Security (TLS)", August 2016
> small: Source of RFC: tls (sec)
> small: Errata ID: 4908
> medium: Status: Reported
> medium: Type: Technical
> small: Reported By: Martin Thomson
> small: Date Reported: 2017-01-16
> 
> I don't know why "Status: Reported (1)" appears so prominently.  It
> could be removed.  And the metadata is inconsistently formatted.  I'd
> suggest:
> 
> small: Found 1 record.
> large:Errata ID: 4908 <- link
> medium: RFC 7919, "Negotiated Finite Field Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral
> Parameters for Transport Layer Security (TLS)", August 2016
> small: Source of RFC: tls (sec) <- keep the existing links
> small: Status: Reported <- bold
> small: Type: Technical <- bold
> small: Reported By: Martin Thomson
> small: Date Reported: 2017-01-16
> 
> At the same time, I'd request that you change the stylesheet to
> include pre { overflow-x: auto;  } rather than pre { overflow: scroll;
> overflow-y: hidden; }
> ...


+1 on making the HTML/CSS better.

However, +1000 for making this really machine-readable, and providing 
the information suitable for CORS requests, so HTML versions of RFCs can 
dynamically pull it in.

Best regards, Julian
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