> -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Newton <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2026 3:26 PM > To: Hollenbeck, Scott <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [regext] Re: I-D Action: > draft-ietf-regext-ext-registry- > epp-01.txt > > Caution: This email originated from outside the organization. Do not click > links > or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is > safe. > > > On 1/15/26 2:46 PM, Hollenbeck, Scott wrote: > > [SAH] Before I comment on anything below, we need to discuss the > applicability of RFC 7120. It's focused on "Early IANA Allocation of Standards > Track Code Points". I want to emphasize the "Code Points" part of the title. I > didn't find a concise definition in 7120 that describes what a code point is, > but > the acceptability of your replacement text hinges on whether or not an > Internet-Draft can be described as a code point. It seems like a stretch to me > since an I-D isn't a value that needs to be implemented in code where > interoperability depends on value agreement. It's not exactly a TCP port > number, for example. > > > > That's just my take. What do others think? > > Do we really want to rathole on what is and what is not a "code point"? Is it > only a value of no more than one octet? Can a 1 million bit number be a code > point? Are OIDs code points, because they too are sequences of octets, just > like a URI. And OIDs are definitely used in IETF early registrations. > > The point is that 7120 describes the process for early registrations. It is > well > used in the IETF and we would not be doing anything unusual. You stated > during the interim that it would be difficult to write the instructions for > doing > early registrations, and the text on offer shows that you do not need to do > so... it already exists in an RFC.
[SAH] 7120 describes a process for early registration of _code points_, not specifications. I agree that it could be used for early registration of URIs, but I'm not convinced that it applies for registration of Internet-Draft specifications. Scott _______________________________________________ regext mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
