Only when they are cited normatively, and I think this would already happen now - they just don’t get (normatively) cited much. Lars -- Sent from a mobile device; please excuse typos. > On Jan 21, 2022, at 21:25, Christian Huitema <huitema@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 1/21/2022 7:19 AM, David Farmer wrote: > >> So, relating to the RFCs with "UNKNOWN" status, it is the IETF and IESG's >> job to determine if they have current relevance to the standards process, >> baring such current relevance the status of these documents should be the >> responsibility of the RFC Editor. > > One thing that the IETF could do is treat all references to an RFC of status "UNKNOWN" as down-reference. This will automatically require an exception process before adding normative references to old RFCs. > > -- Christian Huitema > > -- > last-call mailing list > last-call@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/last-call -- last-call mailing list last-call@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/last-call
