RFC Errata
RFC 5657, "Guidance on Interoperation and Implementation Reports for Advancement to Draft Standard", September 2009
Source of RFC: IETF - NON WORKING GROUPArea Assignment: gen
Errata ID: 8082
Status: Reported
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: John Klensin
Date Reported: 2024-08-17
Throughout the document, when it says:
BCP 9
It should say:
Informational
Notes:
At the time 5657 was adopted, there was such a thing as a Draft Standard, a category that was eliminated by RFC 6410. Hence, when it was published, this was appropriately a BCP. However, RFC 6410 not only eliminated the Draft Standard status but explicitly says, in Section 3.2,
"Although no longer required by the IETF Standards Processes, RFC 5657 [2] can be helpful to conduct interoperability testing."
While it is still appropriate to say that it updates RFC 2026, that statement appears to me to make 5657 purely advisory, i.e., an Informational document and it should be considered and reclassified accordingly.