Re: [Sip] SIP IPv6 ABNF: Essential correction to RFC3261

Adam Roach <adam@nostrum.com> Mon, 19 November 2007 19:39 UTC

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For the record: this seems to be a real problem in the original ABNF, 
and the proposed fix appears correct to me. I support adding this to the 
next batch of essential corrections.

/a

Vijay K. Gurbani wrote:
> Folks: While performing the Gen-ART review of the
> draft-ietf-sipping-ipv6-torture-test document, an extant bug in
> the IPv6 ABNF production rules of RFC3261 was discovered.
>
> A quick dialog with the chairs resulted in the understanding
> that this could potentially be fixed as part of the SIP essential
> corrections process, once it was ratified by the WG.
>
> Brian and I have submitted a short draft describing this bug and
> its resolution to the IETF.  Until it appears in the archives, you
> can get a copy from
> https://svn.resiprocate.org/rep/ietf-drafts/gurbani/sip-ipv6-abnf/draft-gurbani-sip-ipv6-abnf-fix-00.txt 
>
> https://svn.resiprocate.org/rep/ietf-drafts/gurbani/sip-ipv6-abnf/draft-gurbani-sip-ipv6-abnf-fix-00.html 
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> - vijay



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