*> *> > * was not even examined in the "requirements" review *> > that led up to RFC 1123 and is not referenced there. *> *> RFC 1123 -> RFC 952 -> RFC 921 *> Your "->" arrows here apparently mean only "contains a reference to". This is not an explicit dependence relationship like "updates" or "obsoletes", and nothing can be imfered from "contains a reference to" except thaton Postel was academically thorough. Bob Braden _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf