Re: prohibiting RFC publication

[Valdis . Kletnieks]

On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 23:01:38 PDT, Dave Crocker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  said:
> At 10:33 AM 4/9/00 -0400, Fred Baker wrote:
> >cases where RFCs, like IP on Avian Carriers, started winding up on RFPs 
> >simply because it was an RFC, and therefore "must" be the standard. This 
> >is another case of meaning dilution that I worry about.
> 
> In absolute terms, these misuses/abuses of RFC reference are quite 
> bothersome.

The important question is "Does RFC2549 support prove to be self-limiting
in the marketplace".

I'm afraid I know the answer, and don't like it... ;(

                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Operating Systems Analyst
                                Virginia Tech