Hi Amanda,

> On Jun 3, 2025, at 11:19 AM, Amanda Baber <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Eric,
> 
> Just to expand, with [AB]:
> 
> > 
> > ### Section 4.30.3
> > 
> > Unsure whether a 2025 I-D should still contain reference to `3des-
> > cbc` and for
> > sure to `6to4`. These terms were probably current when RFC 8407 was
> > published,
> > but let's avoid them in the -bis.
> 
> [Med] These are examples from current registries maintained by IANA to insist 
> on the importance on providing guidance on how to spell out when ids begin 
> with a number
> 
>       -  If the name in the IANA registry does not comply with the
>          naming conventions listed in Section 4.3.1, the procedure MUST
>          detail how IANA can generate legal identifiers from such a
>          name.  Specifically, if the name begins with a number, it is
>          RECOMMENDED to spell out the number when used as an identifier.
>          IANA should be provided with instructions to perform such task.
> 
> As we worked this part with IANA, I prefer to not touch it.
> 
>  
> 
> EV> :( but the choice is yours
> 
>  
> [AB] The initial example was that ‘3des-cbc’ should be written as 
> ‘tripleDes’, and not knowing how to pronounce ‘3des-cbc’, we wondered if we 
> were being given general guidance as to how to write out numbers that appear 
> at the beginning of a name (e.g., a name beginning with ‘2’ would be 
> presented as ‘double’). ‘6to4’ seemed to be the only readily available 
> counterexample. (And it’s not uncommon for a newly-created IANA-maintained 
> YANG module to include registrations that are 20+ years old.)

I would agree that the general guidance of spelling out numbers starts to fall 
apart with some of these examples. Maybe a statement that says that in cases 
where a translation is not apparent to IANA, it should consult with YANG 
doctors on how they would like to see the identity spelt out. Would that help?

Cheers.

>  
> Thanks,
> Amanda

Mahesh Jethanandani
[email protected]



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