> However, we all missed the correct reference for the list
> command headers, which is RFC 2369, "The Use of URLs as
I am confused as to how this works. If I submit today an rfc that
says that mailto URLs should be surrounded by red and green blinking
icons of bill clinton, does that mean that everyone needs to run out
and change their code to support that?
RFC's were originally a 'request for comment' on a proposed protocol.
The idea was to get discussion going on whether something was a good
idea or not. Then, it was expected, that some formal group would
create a standard based on the protocol after it had been implemented
and used for a time, codifying best practices.
What appears to be happening in today's internet environment is that
as a new rfc is submitted, it is expected that people will change
the way they do things to match the latest and greatest option. And
that becomes difficult to do, because one then has to track every RFC
to see how each one's new or changed standards cause software changes
to ripple .
I am just trying to understand if what appears to me to be happening
is indeed the case, or if there is still an expectation that eventually
someone will be submitting to an IETF or other formal body an official
standard for URL references.
-- Larry W. Virden INET: lvirden@cas.org <URL:http://www.purl.org/NET/lvirden/> <*> O- "We are all Kosh." Unless explicitly stated to the contrary, nothing in this posting should be construed as representing my employer's opinions.
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