Re: Review Period Reminder

Hello folks,

James Kempf wrote:

> > 4) Is this a protocol document or a information document? If it is
> >   info, then probably keywords (MUST; SHOULD; MAY, etc) shouldn't
> >   be used.
> 
> I'll ask Allison. I've heard two stories on this, one that an informational
> or experimental document may have such normative text and others that it
> shouldn't. The doc is really just informational.

I was under the very strong impression that the document was
intended for publication as Experimental, and in that case
it seems clear that the 2119 keywords SHOULD be used.

>      The Seamoby Working Group requests that IANA maintain allocations for the 
>      port number and ICMP message type number for a minimum of 3 years after 
>      which the allocations SHOULD be released, unless the Seamoby protocols
>      are advanced in some form to Proposed Standard. 

Is it a new policy that IANA would deallocate such assigned
numbers?



I'll try to make further comments before Thursday, but
I guess only small comments are requested.

Regards,
Charlie P.