Re: Last Call: draft-weiler-rsync-uri (The rsync URI Scheme) to Informational RFC

[Eliot Lear <lear at cisco.com>]

Russ,

I think the point is that the IESG should probably refer the doc to the
uri-review team to look for any red flags.  Mistakes in URI specs are
common (speaking has one that has made some).

Eliot

On 9/30/09 9:51 PM, Russ Housley wrote:
> Ted:
>
>> Just out of curiousity, why is this registering it as provisional,
>> rather than permanent scheme?
>
> There is not a rsync protocol specification and URI scheme.  The
> protocol is widely deployed.  In fact the IETF depends on it
> everyday.  This document is intended to provide a citable
> specification for the URL scheme, but not the protocol.  Without the
> protocol specification, provisional seemed like the best choice based
> on RFC 4395.
>
> Russ
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