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Title : Non-Normative Synonyms in RFCs
Author(s) : Tony Hansen
D. Crocker
Filename : draft-hansen-nonkeywords-non2119-01.txt
Pages : 4
Date : 2011-07-11
Specifications can contain normative keywords, as defined in RFC
2119, to signify requirements, permission or prohibitions. They
include MUST, SHOULD and MAY, which are commonly spelled in all
CAPITALS (but need not be). These words can also be used for non-
normative purposes. However when used within an RFC this is
confusing, given their typical use as normative vocabulary, even when
they do not formally have normative import.
Several words and phrases are specified in this document for non-
normative purposes as alternatives to the normative vocabulary of RFC
2119. Authors who follow these guidelines do NOT need to incorporate
any declaration at the beginning of their document.
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