Re: SHOULD vs MUST case sensitivity

["Randy Presuhn" <randy_presuhn at mindspring.com>]

Hi -

> From: "Iljitsch van Beijnum" <iljitsch at muada.com>
> To: "C. M. Heard" <heard at pobox.com>
> Cc: "IETF Discussion" <ietf at ietf.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:57 PM
> Subject: Re: SHOULD vs MUST case sensitivity
...
> Are you saying that according to RFC 2119 "SHOULD" means something  
> different than "should"?
> 
> In what universe does that make sense?
...

One in which when the photocopier's paper jam light goes, the 
operator SHOULD open the cover and remove any crumpled
pieces of paper, which should resolve the problem.

These are very distinct senses of the word - one indicating the
desirability of a course of action, the other indicating the likelihood
of a particular result.  Only for the former does any kind of "normative"
semantic make sense.

Randy

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