Re: Possible new Real-Time Applications and Infrastucture (RAI) Area

2005-09-24 Thread Scott Michel
On 9/22/05, Melinda Shore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/22/05 1:14 AM, Dave Crocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The term real-time tends to mean sub-second, and often much faster than that. That seems to be the vernacular use, but strictly speaking real-timeis about robust assurances of delivery

Re: IETF 62

2004-09-21 Thread Scott Michel
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:34:17 +0200, Lars Eggert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: based on your signature, you're presumably a citizen of the country that has your fingerprints on file. This allows you - in theory - to participate in the changing of these rules by voting, should you not like them.

Re: DARPA get's it right this time, takes aim at IT sacred cows

2004-03-22 Thread Scott Michel
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 08:54:30PM -0600, Stephen Sprunk wrote: Thus spake Scott Michel [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 07:09:12PM -0600, Stephen Sprunk wrote: When you add in the (assumed) requirements of backwards compatibility with existing routers and hosts that don't

Re: DARPA get's it right this time, takes aim at IT sacred cows

2004-03-22 Thread Scott Michel
On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 12:40:31PM +0100, jfcm wrote: I am afraid you confuse layers. You can understand firewall as a traffic filter (what you obviously consider here): this would be obviously absurd fro what I address. You can also consider it as the appropriate protection for the

Re: DARPA get's it right this time, takes aim at IT sacred cows

2004-03-16 Thread Scott Michel
jfcm wrote: At 21:45 15/03/04, Scott Michel wrote: We identified five main (immediate/middle terms) threats (and agree with the USG they may be critical [we say vital]): - DNS centralization - IPv6 unique numbering plan - mail usage architecture (not SMTP) - governance confusion - non concerted

Re: DARPA get's it right this time, takes aim at IT sacred cows

2004-03-16 Thread Scott Michel
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 07:09:12PM -0600, Stephen Sprunk wrote: When you add in the (assumed) requirements of backwards compatibility with existing routers and hosts that don't implement a proposed extension, it gets messy real quick. The immediate handwave would be Tunnel it. I'm not

Re: DARPA get's it right this time, takes aim at IT sacred cows

2004-03-15 Thread Scott Michel
Eliot Lear wrote: While in general I agree with what Scott Michel there is one point of controversy no-so-hidden in his message: Scott Michel wrote: The article also mentioned something along the lines of Redesign The Seven Layer Model! Frankly, I've always preferred the four layer IETF model

Re: DARPA get's it right this time, takes aim at IT sacred cows

2004-03-15 Thread Scott Michel
jfcm wrote: Interesting as this matches the conclusions of our own meetings in Dec/Jan on national vulnerability to internet. Sounds like the internet is a threat, not a tool. (Ok, I know you're not a native English speaker, but it was hard to resist.) Agreed. But for a non US observer this