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Re: issue with the URLs in the ID boilerplate



On 2009/10/23 23:26, Lars Eggert wrote:

If we wanted to, we could put a pointer to the main IETF site in there
without wasting a line, e.g. by changing

Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that
other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-
Drafts.

to

Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF). The Internet-Draft repository is online at
https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/. Note that other groups may
also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts.

The last sentence is open to misunderstandings. It should say something like "Note that mirrors of this repository may be available elsewhere."

"other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts" suggests that people can call things that are not submitted properly "Internet-Draft".

Regards,   Martin.

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