RFC Errata
Found 6 records.
Status: Verified (6)
RFC 1123, "Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support", October 1989
Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 1349, RFC 2181, RFC 5321, RFC 5966, RFC 7766, RFC 9210
Source of RFC: Legacy
Errata ID: 558
Status: Verified
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Ben Harris
Date Reported: 2003-02-12
Section 2.5 says:
Host names of up to 635 characters |2.1 |x| | | | |
It should say:
Host names of up to 63 characters |2.1 |x| | | | |
Notes:
Section 2.1 says "Host software MUST handle host names of up to 63 characters" and doesn't mention the number 635 at all.
Errata ID: 584
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Ben Harris
Date Reported: 2003-02-12
Section 7 says:
[TELNET:9] "Telnet End-Of-Record Option," J. Postel, RFC-855, December 1983.
It should say:
[TELNET:9] "Telnet End-Of-Record Option," J. Postel, RFC-885, December 1983.
Notes:
RFC 855 is "Telnet Option Specifications"; RFC 885 is "Telnet end of record option".
Errata ID: 1354
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: John Klensin
Date Reported: 2008-03-08
Verifier Name: Lisa Dusseault
Date Verified: 2008-07-14
Section 2.1 says:
The syntax of a legal Internet host name was specified in RFC-952 [DNS:4].
It should say:
The syntax of a legal Internet host name was specified in RFC-952 [DNS:4] and reiterated in RFC-1034 Section 3.5 [DNS:1].
Notes:
This essentially trivial editorial change makes it slightly easier for
anyone (or any tool) that tracks changes and updates to host and domain
naming rules to identify the applicability of this section.
Errata ID: 5456
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: David LAMBERT
Date Reported: 2018-08-12
Verifier Name: Mirja Kühlewind
Date Verified: 2018-08-13
Section 4.1.2.5 says:
This is required because of the long delay after a TCP
connection is closed until its socket pair can be
reused, to allow multiple transfers during a single FTP
session. Sending a port command can avoided if a
transfer mode other than stream is used, by leaving the
data transfer connection open between transfers.
It should say:
This is required because of the long delay after a TCP
connection is closed until its socket pair can be
reused, to allow multiple transfers during a single FTP
session. Sending a port command can be avoided if a
transfer mode other than stream is used, by leaving the
data transfer connection open between transfers.
Notes:
The verb is missing in the last sentence.
"Sending a port command can avoided..."
Errata ID: 6474
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Ivan Panchenko
Date Reported: 2021-03-11
Verifier Name: Benjamin Kaduk
Date Verified: 2021-03-16
Section 6.1.3.6 says:
on the the existence of a TXT or WKS RR in most
domains.
It should say:
on the existence of a TXT or WKS RR in most domains.
Notes:
Doubled word.
Errata ID: 6475
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Ivan Panchenko
Date Reported: 2021-03-11
Verifier Name: Benjamin Kaduk
Date Verified: 2021-03-16
Section 3.2.1 says:
option-negotiation loops. A host MUST refuse (i.e, reply
It should say:
option-negotiation loops. A host MUST refuse (i.e., reply
Notes:
Missing full stop.