> -----Original Message----- > From: Ned Freed [mailto:ned.freed@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 2:54 PM > To: Murray S. Kucherawy > Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Last Call: <draft-levine-application-gzip-02.txt> (The application/zlib and application/gzip media types) to Informational RFC > > > 1) Shouldn't this be Standards Track? > > Based on past practices, the answer to that seems to be "no". See, for > example, RFC 6208, RFC 6207, RFC 6129, RFC 5967, and so on. > > [...] > > > 2) Should it mention the "xdash" draft, since it talks about > "application/x-*" types? > > That specification is really focused on not using x- in newly defined > registries, not on how it's used in existing registries. And since x- > gzip and friends are only mentioned to say they shouldn't be used, I'd > say that while such a reference would not bother me, I don't think it's > especially helpful. Good enough, just thought I'd ask. I support publication as-is. -MSK