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Re: The STD index and STD 10

IESG secretary,

since the RFC Editor wants a formal statement:
please add this to the telechat agenda for Thursday's telechat, under "management items".

Suggested text:

The IESG has considered the status of RFC 974, and believes that this is properly considered part of STD 10. This is in accordance with advice from the responsible AD and the editor of RFC 2821.

I hope we get that far into the agenda...

Harald

--On 29. oktober 2003 12:21 -0800 Joyce Reynolds <jkrey@ISI.EDU> wrote:



IESG:

The RFC Editor would like to request from the IESG a formal statement
from the IESG Secretary about changing the definition of STD 10 (e.g.,
adding RFC 974), per the enclosed message below.

Joyce
(for RFC Editor)

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From: ned.freed@mrochek.com
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:56:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: The STD index and STD 10
To: John C Klensin <klensin@jck.com>
Cc: rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org, iesg@ietf.org

I believe that this is just a trivial mistake that simply needs
fixing, rather than a large procedural issue, but am copying the
IESG in case someone disagrees.


I believe the definition of STD 10 (SMTP, etc.) is incorrect.
It now lists RFC 821 (SMTP) and RFC 1869 (SMTP extensions).  If
my memory is correct, it used to list RFC 974 (mail routing
using MX records) as well.  821 is incomplete without 974 and
support for 974 is mandatory (If I recall, RFC 1123 says so).
So 974 should be included in STD 10.  So, ideally, should the
relevant sections of 1123, although that would set some new
precedents.


This all gets straightened out with 2821ter, but that doesn't
seem to be happening very quickly :-(


Could the definition of STD 10 be updated/corrected in the
interim?


FWIW, I concur with John's analysis of what should be in STD 10.
RCC 974 is an integral part of it; you cannot do contemporary email
without it.

Ned


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