--On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 07:27 -0400 Scott Bradner <sob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > fwiw - seems to me that the basic idea that MUST and must are > the same is wrong and will lead to even more confusion > > imo - any clarification should (not SHOULD - i.e. the english > language) say > 1/ some authors capitalize some words for > emphasis and clarity > 2/ there is no requirement to use > capitalized words > 2/ when capitalized words are used RFC > 2119 says what the capitalized words mean > 3/ non capitalized words are interpreted > using normal English Agreed, if your second #2 is modified to read "when capitalized words are used and RFC 2119 is explicitly and normatively referenced, RFC 2119 says what the capitalized words mean". In other words, there is no universal applicability of 2119 -- if I write a document that says "where this document says 'MUST', it means you should (sic) do it if you find it convenient". that might well be editorially dumb, but 2119 has nothing to do with it, nor does it prevent such a definition. john >