sheldonh@??? (Sheldon Hearn) wrote on 06.08.99 in <1236.933948672@???>:
> On Fri, 06 Aug 1999 14:54:13 +0100, Philip Hazel wrote:
>
> > I disagree. From RFC 1413:
> >
> > The Identification Protocol was formerly called the Authentication
> > Server Protocol. It has been renamed to better reflect its function.
>
> Cool. I've regarded RFC1700 as authoritative because it has no "Updated
> by" / "Obsoleted by" references. I don't have a problem changing my
> perspective on this one because...
That's a bug. The current version is RFC 2500, IIRC (a.k.a. STD 1), and it
says that RFC 1413 defines the protocol called IDENT, and there is no
protocol called AUTH (though there is IP-AUTH, POP3-AUTH, IMAP4-AUTH, TOPT-
AUTH, and AUTH-SOCKS).
That's probably because ASSIGNED NUMBERS is not exactly the same as
INTERNET OFFICIAL PROTOCOL STANDARDS. Historical accident, so to speak.
MfG Kai
