[Old-standards] telnet RFCs [Re: List of Old Standards to be retired]

[Pekka Savola]

Hi,

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Jeffrey Altman wrote:
> Eliot Lear wrote:
>> If you see a document on the list below and you know it to be in use, would 
>> you please reply to this message indicating the RFC number, and whether you 
>> believe the doc should be advanced beyond proposed?  Also, if you know of 
>> work to update anything on the list below, please include that.  A note 
>> along these lines is generally sufficient to remove a document from the 
>> list below.
>
> I am a fairly good contact point for most things "TELNET".  Back in June 1999 
> the Application Area Directors, Keith Moore and Patrik Falstrom, performed a 
> review of TELNET RFCs to move unused ones to HISTORIC.  This was done in 
> consultation with the subscribers to the telnet-wg at bsdi.com mailing list. 
> All of the remaining Telnet options were determined to be implemented in 
> various widely deployed implementations.

I don't recall anyone said that an implemented RFC (even widely 
implemented) could not be made historic.  Above, Eliot specifically 
asked about *know it to be in use*.  Implemented does not imply that 
though it's a prerequisite for considering whether an option is 
actually being used anymore.

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Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
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