Re: SHOULD vs MUST case sensitivity

[Julian Reschke <julian.reschke at gmx.de>]

Dave Crocker wrote:
> Eric Gray wrote:
> > > (By the way, I hope folks are clear that IETF use of these words as
> > normative
> > > does not depend upon the case that is used?)
> >
> > This is NOT true.  These terms are explicitly defined in all capital 
> > letters
> > to make it possible to distinguish when they are being used as 
> > normative and
> > when they are not.
>
>
> Sorry, no.  Please re-read rfc 2219.  Specifically:
>
>      "These words are often capitalized."
>
> The key word is "often" which means not always which means not required.
> ...

Of course.

My understanding that everything in an RFC is normative, unless stated 
otherwise.

If this wouldn't be the case, how could something as important as STD66 
be written without a single RFC2119 keyword?

BR, Julian
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