Register "webmention" with IANA

[dret]

seeing that http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xhtml currently does not list "webmention" as a registered link relation type, i am proposing to add a section to the draft that registers "webmention" in the IANA registry according to RFC 5988. i'd be more than happy to contribute such a section. this should make it easier for people discovering "webmention" links on the web to find the authoritative document specifying the link relation type.

[kevinmarks]

The iana registry is being overhauled through rfc5988bis at the moment, so
awaiting the outcome of that process makes more sense.
On 13 Jan 2016 12:57 p.m., "Erik Wilde" notifications@github.com wrote:

seeing that
http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xhtml
currently does not list "webmention" as a registered link relation type, i
am proposing to add a section to the draft that registers "webmention" in
the IANA registry according to RFC 5988. i'd be more than happy to
contribute such a section. this should make it easier for people
discovering "webmention" links on the web to find the authoritative
document specifying the link relation type.

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#29.

[dret]

On 2016-01-13 10:33, Kevin Marks wrote:

The iana registry is being overhauled through rfc5988bis at the moment, so
awaiting the outcome of that process makes more sense.

what's the cost of adding to the existing registry (apart form adding a
small appendix to the draft that i am volunteering to contribute)? it's
unlikely that RFC 5988 will be replaced very soon. registering with the
current registry and then adjusting when a new registry/process is in
place may be the best way to make sure that things are in sync.

[aaronpk]

I don't have an issue if you want to add it to the registry. I don't know anything about the process so I wouldn't be much help, but if you submit a PR and manage the communications with iana that's fine with me.

[dret]

On 2016-01-13 10:54, Aaron Parecki wrote:

I don't have an issue if you want to add it to the registry. I don't
know anything about the process so I wouldn't be much help, but if you
submit a PR and manage the communications with iana that's fine with me.

ok, thanks. it's a very simple process. basically, it's an appendix
requesting registration, and then an email to the review list, which
usually results in "looks good to us". after that, it will be added to
the registry, linking to the spec as a reference.

here is one example for such an appendix:
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6892#section-4

i'll create a PR later today. thanks!

[dret]

first stab at #30; comments/feedback very welcome.

[aaronpk]

Thanks for this. It's incorporated into the latest Editor's Draft and will be published when the next Working Draft is published.

[dret]

On 2016-02-29 7:02 , Aaron Parecki wrote:

Thanks for this. It's incorporated into the latest Editor's Draft and
will be published when the next Working Draft is published.

sounds good. i will send a request to the IETF list when the draft has
been published, and then it should be relatively easy to have it
approved by the expert and added to the IANA registry.

[dret]

hello link-relations.

https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-webmention-20160301/#iana-considerations
defines a new link relation type that should be added to the IANA link
relation registry. here is an excerpt with the link relation type
description:

---

Relation Name: webmention

Description: Identifies a target URI that supports the Webmention
protocol. This allows clients that mention a resource in some form of
publishing process to contact that endpoint and inform it that this
resource has been mentioned.

Reference: W3C Webmention Specification (http://www.w3.org/TR/webmention/)

Notes: This is a similar "Linkback" mechanism to the ones of Refback,
Trackback, and Pingback. It uses a different protocol, though, and thus
should be discoverable through its own link relation type.

---

if there are any concerns or questions about this link relations type,
please let us know.

thanks a lot and cheers,

dret.

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[dret]

just sent the note to link relations email list (please see the previous comment for text):

http://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/link-relations/UF8UjvvFugMnQDRcnZxnl9DGxSA

[dret]

hello link-relations.

a while ago this was sent to link-relations for expert review and
feedback. is there anything missing that would help to move this forward?

thanks and cheers,

dret.

On 2016-03-02 08:43, Erik Wilde wrote:

hello link-relations.

https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-webmention-20160301/#iana-considerations
defines a new link relation type that should be added to the IANA link
relation registry. here is an excerpt with the link relation type
description:

---

Relation Name: webmention

Description: Identifies a target URI that supports the Webmention
protocol. This allows clients that mention a resource in some form of
publishing process to contact that endpoint and inform it that this
resource has been mentioned.

Reference: W3C Webmention Specification (http://www.w3.org/TR/webmention/)

Notes: This is a similar "Linkback" mechanism to the ones of Refback,
Trackback, and Pingback. It uses a different protocol, though, and thus
should be discoverable through its own link relation type.

---

if there are any concerns or questions about this link relations type,
please let us know.

thanks a lot and cheers,

dret.

erik wilde | mailto:erik.wilde@dret.net |
| http://dret.net/netdret |
| http://twitter.com/dret |

[dret]

looks like the request was approved (thanks @mnot) and the link relation will be added soon:

https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/link-relations/S3IjEecszpSShGKkEmsTAV0hGHk

[dret]

just got the note that registration is complete and indeed, it shows up in the registry:

http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xhtml

[aaronpk]

Awesome, thanks for taking care of this!