Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5952 (2656)

2010-12-03 Thread Bob Hinden
Brian, On Dec 2, 2010, at 2:33 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: There is no way this is an erratum. There was a clear choice in the WG to standardise on lower case. I agree. This was a deliberate decision by the 6man working group, it is not an error. There could be no objection to a

Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5952 (2656)

2010-12-03 Thread Ed Jankiewicz
I concur with support for the decision in RFC 5952 to establish a canonical format for IPv6 addresses. The choice of lower-case was deliberate and subject to review and consensus within the working group, and should not be construed as an erratum. Opinions and implementations may vary.

Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5952 (2656)

2010-12-03 Thread Ed Jankiewicz
I should have said that I supported the clarification/revision to canonical format in RFC 5952, as it was discussed and accepted by the working group. I accept that you are proposing revising RFC 5952 to allow both upper and lower case, but feel that an errata report is not sufficient to do

Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5952 (2656)

2010-12-03 Thread Juergen Schoenwaelder
On Fri, Dec 03, 2010 at 11:33:04AM +1300, Brian E Carpenter wrote: There is no way this is an erratum. There was a clear choice in the WG to standardise on lower case. [...] In any case I would object to this erratum being accepted. I agree that the errata should be rejected - erratas are