- From: Kent Watsen <kent+ietf@watsen.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:17:03 +0000
- To: Mahesh Jethanandani <mjethanandani@gmail.com>
- Cc: art@ietf.org, "uri@w3.org" <uri@w3.org>, uri-review@ietf.org
- Message-ID: <0100019bfb182b61-75a76690-f254-4bd2-8001-3a708adbae9d-000000@email.amazonses.co>
Mahesh's comment appears to be #4 on my list of options from before, reproduced below: > Options: > > leave "ietf-uri" as is > leave "ietf-uri" as is, but add an "applicability" note (recommendations welcome) > rename "ietf-uri" to "ietf-url", possibly referencing https://url.spec.whatwg.org <https://url.spec.whatwg.org/> > rename "ietf-uri" to "ietf-http-url" (are URLs ever HTTP-specific?) > eliminate "ietf-uri" by embedding the fields directly into the "ietf-http-client" #4 is not bad, IMO, as "ietf-http-url" can clearly state its applicability limitations, which the generic "ietf-uri" would struggle to do, whilst providing a reusable grouping for future use by other YANG modules, if ever such need arises. That said, surely #5 has got to be the most appealing to all parties, myself included. #5 does not produce a standalone YANG "grouping" for future consumption, thus eliminating objections raised on this thread. FWIW, #5 is where the draft started (i.e., had WG consensus) and, frankly, matches the style used by the rest of the suite of client-server drafts. Background: in the course of this draft being stuck in DISCUSS state by HTTP ADs (for 2-3 years?), these connection parameter fields were first factored out to a grouping in the same "ietf-http-client" YANG module, and then later, per AD-recommendation, the grouping was moved to its own YANG module, the "ietf-uri" YANG module. My recommendation is to move the solution back to #5, which had NETCONF WG consensus. In fact, I will go ahead and make this change later today, betting that there will be no objections by any on the CC. PS: I still don't think the HTTP folks made their case. Kent // as author of draft-ietf-netconf-http-client-server
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