On 3/1/12 12:00 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote: > On Thursday, March 01, 2012 10:47:50 AM The IESG wrote: >> The IESG has received a request from the Applications Area Working Group >> WG (appsawg) to consider the following document: >> - 'Deprecating Use of the "X-" Prefix in Application Protocols' >> <draft-ietf-appsawg-xdash-03.txt> as a Best Current Practice >> >> The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits >> final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the >> ietf@xxxxxxxx mailing lists by 2012-03-15. Exceptionally, comments may be >> sent to iesg@xxxxxxxx instead. In either case, please retain the >> beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. >> >> Abstract >> >> >> Historically, designers and implementers of application protocols >> have often distinguished between "standard" and "non-standard" >> parameters by prefixing the latter with the string "X-" or similar >> constructions. In practice, this convention causes more problems >> than it solves. Therefore, this document deprecates the "X-" >> convention for textual parameters in application protocols. > ... > > 2. Recommendations for Implementers of Application Protocols > > Implementers of application protocols MUST NOT treat the general > categories of "standard" and "non-standard" parameters in > programatically different ways within their applications. > > Shouldn't this restrict itself to the naming of parameters? Perhaps: > > 2. Recommendations for Implementers of Application Protocols > > Implementers of application protocols MUST NOT treat the general > naming of parameters in programmatically different ways within > their applications depending on if they are "standard" or "non-standard". How about this? Implementations of application protocols MUST NOT programatically discriminate between "standard" and "non-standard" parameters based solely on the names of such parameters. > Other than that nit, I think it looks good. Thanks! Peter -- Peter Saint-Andre https://stpeter.im/ _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf