Pekka Savola wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, Joe Touch wrote:
>> I thought what was being asked was:
> ...
>> - require its support for new messages (that seems reasonable - or at
>> least that new messages MUST describe whether this extension is
>> supported, and SHOULD support it unless obviously interfering).
> 
> I'm not sure if an Experimental RFC could mandate the former, but I'm
> pretty sure folks agree that if someone from IETF defines new ICMP
> extensions, at some point it's valid to ask whether the proposer has
> read this document.

Good point; in that case, new messages SHOULD describe...

If this gets revisited to go standards track, the wording would be
revised. I wouldn't drop it to MAY or drop it out; the implications of
standardizing this doc should be retained.

Joe

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature

_______________________________________________
Int-area mailing list
[email protected]
https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area

Reply via email to