ISSUE #1414: Call for consensus

[Russ Allbery <rra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, I think we're all agreed on the specific wording change for this
issue.  Here is the diff one more time.  Unless someone tells me that they
don't agree with the resolution, I'm going to commit this next Tuesday,
May 22nd.

--- usepro.xml	2007-05-18 17:08:35.000000000 -0700
+++ usepro-1414.xml	2007-05-18 17:26:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -373,16 +373,22 @@
               specification will add only single "!" characters between
               &lt;path-identity> strings.</t>
 
-              <t>The agent MUST then prepend its own &lt;path-identity> to
-              the Path header field content.</t>
-
-              <t>The agent MAY then prepend additional &lt;path-identity>s
-              for itself to the Path header field content, following each
-              &lt;path-identity> so added with either "!!" or "!".  This
-              is permitted for agents that have multiple
-              &lt;path-identity>s (such as during a transition from one to
-              another).  Each of these &lt;path-identity>s MUST meet the
-              requirements set out in <xref target="path" />.</t>
+              <t>The agent MAY then prepend to the Path header field
+              content "!" or "!!" followed by an additional
+              &lt;path-identity> for itself other than its primary one.
+              Using "!!", and thereby adding a &lt;diag-match> since the
+              &lt;path-identity> clearly is verified, is RECOMMENDED.  This
+              step may be repeated any number of times.  This is permitted
+              for agents that have multiple &lt;path-identity>s (such as
+              during a transition from one to another).  Each of these
+              &lt;path-identity>s MUST meet the requirements set out in
+              <xref target="path" />.</t>
+
+              <t>Finally, the agent MUST prepend its primary
+              &lt;path-identity> to the Path header field content.  The
+              primary &lt;path-identity> is the &lt;path-identity> it
+              normally advertises to its peers for their use in generating
+              &lt;path-diagnostic>s as described above.</t>
             </list>
           </t>
 
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Russ Allbery (rra@xxxxxxxxxxxx)             <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>