Re: [Ltru] [psg.com #941] determining currency of registry versions

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

Hi -

> From: "Addison Phillips" <addison.phillips at quest.com>
> To: "Randy Presuhn" <randy_presuhn at mindspring.com>; "LTRU Working Group" <ltru at ietf.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:16 PM
> Subject: RE: [Ltru] [psg.com #941] determining currency of registry versions
...
> An implementation
>  CAN determine whether a subtag is valid as of some given date prior to the
> registry date (the records in the registry are dated, please note).
> You don't have to reconstruct ISO-xxxx as you do today.

This is the important point, and satisfies my query.

...
>> Would it make sense to amend it to say something like:
>>    The first record in the file contains the single field whose field-
>>    name is "File-Date". The field-body contains the last
>>    modification date of the registry.  The currency of the registry
>>    is determined by this field.  The registry on the IANA website is
>>    the most current.   Versions with an older date than that one
>>    are not current.
>[Addison Phillips]
>
> We could do that, but it is redundant to do so, don't you think?
> What version of the registry would be on the IANA website besides
> the most current?!?

The last sentence was intended to include not only versions on the
IANA website, but those that might end up on mirrors and the like.

Randy




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