On Thursday, June 20, 2002, at 04:22 PM, Richard Draves wrote:

> 2. I changed the requirement for an API to control temporary vs public
> address usage, from "may" to "MUST". The new text reads
>
>    An implementation MUST support a per-connection configuration
>    mechanism (for example, a socket option) to reverse the sense of
>    this preference and prefer temporary addresses over public
>    addresses.
>
> The default is still to use public addresses not temporary addresses,
> although implementations MAY reverse this default if they want to
> emphasize privacy over application compatibility.


I'm wondering why having an escape clause that only apply
to that particular rule.

        - Alain.

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