Re: Uncommented diff: define expected <path-identity>
Harald Alvestrand <[email protected]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:25:14 +0100
| Newsgroups | gmane.ietf.usenet.format |
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Russ Allbery wrote: > I proposed the following diff in response to one of the previous > discussions, but I don't think I ever got any feedback and hence never > applied it. Could people look this over and tell me if it should be > included? > > This change goes into the section defining the Path header field. > > Index: usepro.xml > =================================================================== > --- usepro.xml (revision 5041) > +++ usepro.xml (working copy) > @@ -405,7 +405,13 @@ > followed by the FQDN, IP address, or expected > <path-identity> of the source.</t> > </list> > - Be aware that <xref target="RFC1036" /> did not include > + The "expected <path-identity> of the source of the > + article" is a <path-identity> for the injecting or > + relaying agent that passed the article to this relaying or > + serving agent, determined by properties of connection via > + which the article was received (for example, an > + authentication identity or a peer IP address). Be aware > + that <xref target="RFC1036" /> did not include > <path-diagnostic>. Implementations which predate this > specification will add only single "!" characters between > <path-identity> strings.</t> > > Looks fine to me; I think the same is said or implied elsewhere (including in USEFOR), but repetition isn't very harmful, and might be helpful.