I would hope it would be evident from context, but sure.

Joe

> On Nov 29, 2018, at 8:37 AM, Stewart Bryant <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Either way it is useful to give the reviewer a heads up as to nits giving 
> errors and this being OK.
> 
> S
> 
>> On 29/11/2018 14:42, Joe Touch wrote:
>> They don’t need to be deleted if you include them deliberately. There is no 
>> prohibition on citing such RFCs for your own documents historical background.
>> 
>> Joe
>> 
>> On Nov 29, 2018, at 4:06 AM, Stewart Bryant <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> But, always worth including a "do be deleted" note to the reviewers to stop 
>>> then all sending in feedback about the nits failure.
>>> 
>>> Stewart
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 27/11/2018 20:42, Joe Touch wrote:
>>>> FWIW:
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 2018-11-27 12:22, Ron Bonica wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Fred,
>>>>> 
>>>>> If the NFSv2 and iPERF issues are not blocking, I would like to omit 
>>>>> them. The following are rational:
>>>>> 
>>>>> ...
>>>>> - Mechanically, it is difficult to reference an RFC that has been 
>>>>> obsoleted in an internet draft. The NIT checker complains bitterly.
>>>>  
>>>> Those complaints are warnings only to help those who cite such documents 
>>>> inadvertently; you can simply ignore them. (I do all the time - esp. for 
>>>> historical discussions that cite early versions of newer RFCs or 
>>>> historical standards).
>>>>  
>>>> Joe
>>>> 
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