On May 16, 2025, at 6:13 PM, David Blacka via Datatracker <noreply@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > RFC 1034 *is* clear that domain names end with a period, and the various > examples in the draft do not. I note that the IANA registry for Special Use > Domain names does include the trailing dot. > > Thus, I suggest: > > * Consider making the various EPI strings end in a trailing period, OR > * Consider stating up front that they do not (MUST NOT?) > * Consider either using 1034 as a reference but further restricting the > characters used in the EPIs, OR * accept that only referencing RFC 1034 may > allow for non-ASCII identifiers. I believe that this is covered by Section 6.3 Guidelines for Designated Experts ... [it] MUST satisfy the requirements of the [RFC7542], Section 2.2 format. https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7542#section-2.2 Which defines ABNF syntax that does not include a trailing '.', and permits ALPHA / DIGIT / UTF8-xtra-char plus a few punctuation marks. > I'll note that I've spent this entire review essentially on one sentence in > this draft. That's fine, thanks. Alan DeKok. -- last-call mailing list -- last-call@xxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to last-call-leave@xxxxxxxx
