On Aug 31, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Hector wrote: > Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: > >>> The only difference between "SHOULD" and "MAY" is that the implementor / >>> deployer needs a good excuse to not implement / employ a "SHOULD." >>> That's not the same as "IGNORE". >> But that's a big difference. I think some people are being cavalier about the "good excuse" part, and that's where I have a problem. RFC2119 is not unclear on this point. > > Correct again, it is not unclear. It says it very clear. I don't know why you wish to ignore Tony's I-D reinforcing this concept and optional implementation: > > SHOULD, RECOMMENDED: The words "ought", "encouraged" and "suggest > strongly" can be used to connote something that is strongly > urged. > When the text in 2119 is already clearly written, but people fail to read it, I don't understand why adding more text in yet another document is likely to improve understanding. Adding additional text and documents inherently increases the burden on readers. Keith _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf