Re: [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC7230 (4779)

Fair enough. REJECT.


> On 20 Aug 2016, at 2:25 AM, Roy T. Fielding <fielding@gbiv.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Aug 18, 2016, at 8:21 PM, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote:
>> 
>> This seems like an editorial improvement; the current text is reasonably clear (especially since this is just a summary of changes, not normative text). 
>> 
>> HOLD FOR UPDATE, I think.
> 
> Isn't that pointless? I mean, the entire section should be removed on the
> next update.
> 
> The existing text is correct in relation to the change from 2616.  Making
> it more specific would have been better, but that doesn't qualify as errata.
> 
> ....Roy
> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>>> On 18 Aug 2016, at 7:42 PM, RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC7230,
>>> "Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Message Syntax and Routing".
>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------
>>> You may review the report below and at:
>>> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=7230&eid=4779
>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------
>>> Type: Editorial
>>> Reported by: William A. Rowe Jr. <wrowe@rowe-clan.net>
>>> 
>>> Section: A.2.
>>> 
>>> Original Text
>>> -------------
>>> [...] Non-US-ASCII content in header fields and the reason
>>> phrase has been obsoleted and made opaque (the TEXT rule was
>>> removed).  (Section 3.2.6)
>>> 
>>> Corrected Text
>>> --------------
>>> [...] Non-US-ASCII content in header field values and the reason
>>> phrase has been obsoleted and made opaque (the TEXT rule was
>>> removed).  (Section 3.2.6)
>>> 
>>> Notes
>>> -----
>>> Section 3.2 plainly states header field names are token 
>>> (VCHARs less separators) as defined in 3.2.6. 
>>> 
>>> The "header fields" identified in this footnote are neither 
>>> clear nor correct.
>>> 
>>> Instructions:
>>> -------------
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>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------
>>> RFC7230 (draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-messaging-26)
>>> --------------------------------------
>>> Title               : Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Message Syntax and Routing
>>> Publication Date    : June 2014
>>> Author(s)           : R. Fielding, Ed., J. Reschke, Ed.
>>> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
>>> Source              : Hypertext Transfer Protocol Bis APP
>>> Area                : Applications
>>> Stream              : IETF
>>> Verifying Party     : IESG
>>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Mark Nottingham   https://www.mnot.net/
>> 
> 
> 

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Received on Friday, 19 August 2016 23:01:33 UTC