On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Delving a bit deeper into this:
> 
> >     1) What is the correct level of support for MLD?  
> >             Should MLDv2 be supported as well?
> 
> I have gotten comments stating:
> 
>       MLD should be Conditionally Mandatory based on the use of multicast
>       "applications" on the node (where the multicast group is of scope
>       2 or higher, except the all-nodes group).  A primary IPv6 multicast
>       application is Neighbor Discovery (all those solicited-node mcast
>       addresses must be joined).
> 
> and from Brian Haberman:
> 
>       MLDv2 has been submitted to the IESG.  Given that, MLDv2 is the
>       correct level of support.
> 
> So I think I should add text conformant to the above.

I might a bit hesitant to add a MUST for MLDv2, as MLDv2 is new and much 
more code than MLDv1; rather like MUST for MLDv1 as above, SHOULD for 
overall MLDv2.

Depends on how often you want to revise the doc, I guess.

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                   not those you stumble over and fall"
Systems. Networks. Security.  -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords

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