Kurt Zeilenga wrote:
... I disagree.If for some reason the I-D refers to information in the (to be) obsoleted information, then yes. But this is no different than any other informational reference. However, if the I-D simply has:Obsoletes: RFC X and text: This document obsoletes RFC X.There is no need to have an informative reference and, in my opinion, having a informative reference for just such is distracting and ought to be avoided....
You are right if there's nothing else that needs to be said.Frequently however, a revision of spec actually makes changes, in which case I would expect a "changes since rfc xxxx" section, which optimally should be precise in what changed (potentially including references to specific sections in the original spec).
BR, Julian