> > -----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. As do I. Ned