> Date: 2005-03-08 23:17 > From: Doug Barton <doug.barton@xxxxxxxxx> > I read the post you referenced above, as well as the followups from Ned and > Scott, and I have nothing to add to their explanations. I think that they > have accurately described the situation at hand. [...] > As has been explained to you, those references are simply placeholders that > will be replaced with the real RFC reference when it's published by the RFC > Editor. That said, the IANA staff is always interested in improving its > service to the community, so if you have suggestions as to how those types > of references can be improved, we are happy to listen to them. Such > suggestions could be discussed here if the community agrees it's > appropriate, or sent to iana@xxxxxxxx at any time. The issue is not the appearance of registrations prior to final publication of an RFC, but rather the usability of the references in the registry. I have heard that there is a plan to use the IETF Secretariat's I-D Database lookup feature to improve those references; that sounds like an improvement. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf