Again, completely wrong for the same reason that Erratum 3630 is wrong. Regards Brian Carpenter
On 23/05/2013 15:59, RFC Errata System wrote: > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6874, > "Representing IPv6 Zone Identifiers in Address Literals and Uniform Resource > Identifiers". > > -------------------------------------- > You may review the report below and at: > http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=6874&eid=3631 > > -------------------------------------- > Type: Technical > Reported by: Michael Sweet <msw...@apple.com> > > Section: 4 > > Original Text > ------------- > An HTTP client, proxy, or other intermediary MUST remove any ZoneID > attached to an outgoing URI, as it has only local significance at the > sending host. > > > Corrected Text > -------------- > An HTTP client, proxy, or other intermediary MUST retain any ZoneID > attached to an outgoing URI, as it will be the only way for an HTTP server > to return a URI containing a link-local address that can subsequently be > used by the HTTP client. > > > Notes > ----- > The original advice ignores a very real issue: HTTP Servers that generate > URIs from the client's Host: need to include the Client's zoneid in order for > the link local address to be usable/routable. > > Instructions: > ------------- > This errata is currently posted as "Reported". If necessary, please > use "Reply All" to discuss whether it should be verified or > rejected. When a decision is reached, the verifying party (IESG) > can log in to change the status and edit the report, if necessary. > > -------------------------------------- > RFC6874 (draft-ietf-6man-uri-zoneid-06) > -------------------------------------- > Title : Representing IPv6 Zone Identifiers in Address Literals > and Uniform Resource Identifiers > Publication Date : February 2013 > Author(s) : B. Carpenter, S. Cheshire, R. Hinden > Category : PROPOSED STANDARD > Source : IPv6 Maintenance > Area : Internet > Stream : IETF > Verifying Party : IESG > -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
