RFC 5031, "A Uniform Resource Name (URN) for Emergency and Other Well-Known Services", January 2008

Errata ID: 6359
Status: Rejected
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Dale R. Worley
Date Reported: 2020-12-19
Rejected by: Barry Leiba
Date Rejected: 2020-12-22

Section 4.2, 7.2 says:

In section 4.2:

The 'sos' service type describes emergency services requiring an
immediate response, typically offered by various branches of the
government or other public institutions.

It should say:

In section 4.2, add a reference:

The 'sos' service type describes emergency services requiring an
immediate response, typically offered by various branches of the
government or other public institutions. [IRC]

In section 7.2, add a reference:

[IRC] Service Regulations annexed to the International Radiotelegraphic
Convention, Berlin, 1906, section 6. a., article XVI.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044103239133&view=1up&seq=36

Notes:

The referenced section of the protocols of the convention is "Ships in distress make use of the following signal: . . . - - - . . . repeated at short intervals. ...".
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Thanks for suggesting the reference, and it's interesting to have a source that shows where the "sos" term started.

It's not an error, though: the RFC is correct as published, and there was never an intent to cite a reference there. So as an errata report, this is rejected... with encouragement for interested readers to look at the historic reference.

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