Re: [v6ops] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5375 (3309)

Wait a minute.

How can this be described as an error in 5375? 5375 was not wrong when
published.

The error was in 6164, which failed to formally update 5375.

Surely this is a "hold for update" not "verified".

Regards
   Brian

On 07/08/2012 16:23, Fred Baker (fred) wrote:
> We agree that this erratum is valid.
> 
> On Aug 6, 2012, at 7:28 AM, RFC Errata System wrote:
> 
>> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC5375,
>> "IPv6 Unicast Address Assignment Considerations".
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> You may review the report below and at:
>> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=5375&eid=3309
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> Type: Technical
>> Reported by: Lívio Zanol Pereira de Souza Puppim <livio.zanol.puppim@gmail.com>
>>
>> Section: B.2.2
>>
>> Original Text
>> -------------
>> B.2.2. /127 Addresses
>>
>>
>>
>>   The usage of the /127 addresses, the equivalent of IPv4's RFC 3021
>>
>>   [RFC3021], is not valid and should be strongly discouraged as
>>
>>   documented in RFC 3627 [RFC3627].
>>
>> Corrected Text
>> --------------
>> B.2.2. /127 Addresses
>>
>>
>>
>>   The usage of the /127 addresses, the equivalent of IPv4's RFC 3021
>>
>>   [RFC3021], is valid as stated in RFC 6164 [RFC 6164].
>>
>> Notes
>> -----
>> Maybe just remove the section B.2.2?
>>
>> Instructions:
>> -------------
>> This errata is currently posted as "Reported". If necessary, please
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>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> RFC5375 (draft-ietf-v6ops-addcon-10)
>> --------------------------------------
>> Title               : IPv6 Unicast Address Assignment Considerations
>> Publication Date    : December 2008
>> Author(s)           : G. Van de Velde, C. Popoviciu, T. Chown, O. Bonness, C. Hahn
>> Category            : INFORMATIONAL
>> Source              : IPv6 Operations
>> Area                : Operations and Management
>> Stream              : IETF
>> Verifying Party     : IESG
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