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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Jeff. That will be very helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Anne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 26, 2020 9:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aikman-Scalese, Anne <AAikman@lrrc.com>; gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: MUST, SHOULD, SHALL etc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Thanks Anne. I don’t believe we have ever said that the IETF definitions are the ones we adopting. They are helpful, but they are not the ones we have adopted.
We will make this clear.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Aikman-Scalese, Anne<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] MUST, SHOULD, SHALL etc</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a>Jeff, Cheryl, et al – below I paste the IETF definitions that were linked – note, for example, that “should” says “can be ignored” under certain circumstances – not sure anyone in the WG ever had that understanding
of “should”.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anne<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">Network Working Group S. Bradner</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">Request for Comments: 2119 Harvard University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">BCP: 14 March 1997</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">Category: Best Current Practice</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">Status of this Memo</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">Abstract</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> In many standards track documents several words are used to signify</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> the requirements in the specification. These words are often</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> capitalized. This document defines these words as they should be</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> interpreted in IETF documents. Authors who follow these guidelines</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> should incorporate this phrase near the beginning of their document:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119"><span style="color:blue">RFC 2119</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> Note that the force of these words is modified by the requirement</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> level of the document in which they are used.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119#section-1"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black">1</span></b></a><a name="section-1"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">.
MUST </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> This word, or the terms "REQUIRED" or "SHALL", mean that the</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> definition is an absolute requirement of the specification.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119#section-2"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black">2</span></b></a><a name="section-2"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">.
MUST NOT </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> This phrase, or the phrase "SHALL NOT", mean that the</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> definition is an absolute prohibition of the specification.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119#section-3"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3</span></b></a><a name="section-3"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">.
SHOULD </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> particular item, but the full implications must be understood and</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> carefully weighed before choosing a different course.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119#section-4"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4</span></b></a><a name="section-4"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">.
SHOULD NOT </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> This phrase, or the phrase "NOT RECOMMENDED" mean that</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> there may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances when the</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> particular behavior is acceptable or even useful, but the full</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> implications should be understood and the case carefully weighed</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> before implementing any behavior described with this label.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">Bradner Best Current Practice [Page 1]</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119"><span style="color:blue">RFC 2119</span></a> RFC Key Words
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<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119#section-5"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5</span></b></a><a name="section-5"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">. MAY
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> This word, or the adjective "OPTIONAL", mean that an item is</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> truly optional. One vendor may choose to include the item because a</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> particular marketplace requires it or because the vendor feels that</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> include the option, though perhaps with reduced functionality. In the</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> same vein an implementation which does include a particular option</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> MUST be prepared to interoperate with another implementation which</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> Imperatives of the type defined in this memo must be used with care</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> and sparingly. In particular, they MUST only be used where it is</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-before:always"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext"> example, they must not be used to try to impose a particular method</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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