Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5537 (1983)

[Russ Allbery <rra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Notes
> -----
> Rationale:
>   RFC 5537 does not follow the IETF standard terminology reinforced
>   by RFC 4288 and does not properly use the media type registration
>   template from Section 10 of RFC 4288.
>   RFC 4288 clarifies that IETF media types (and subtypes) have
>   outgrown the Internet Email MIME environment and now are used
>   in non-email environments as well; for instance in the context
>   of Netnews (this RFC!).  Therefore, all mention of "MIME" in the
>   context of Internet media types must be avoided.  See Sections 1
>   through 3 of RFC 4288 for more rationale and Section 10 there for
>   the registration template to be used since RFC 4288, in 2005.

I missed this change when updating the document from RFC 2048 to RFC 4288.
It is correct.  Thank you!

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Russ Allbery (rra@xxxxxxxxxxxx)             <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>