Re: IPv6: Past mistakes repeated?

2000-04-24 Thread Ralph Droms
At 09:45 PM 4/24/00 +0200, Anthony Atkielski wrote: I agree! Why create a finite anything when an infinite possibility exists? Exactly. If you designed an open-ended protocol, you're far less likely to ever have to rewrite it. You just have to redeploy new implementations when you add new

Re: WG Action: Dynamic Host Configuration (dhc)

2003-02-27 Thread Ralph Droms
All, Yes ... the announcement in question should have read recharter, not new working group. - Ralph At 09:30 AM 2/27/2003 +0200, Pekka Savola wrote: On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, The IESG wrote: A new working group has been formed in the Internet Area of the IETF. For additional information, contact

Re: Why people by NATs

2004-11-22 Thread Ralph Droms
that in the case that DDNS is in use and we are triggering off lease expiration, the process needs to take the concepts and issues of http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-v6ops-renumbering-procedure-02.txt into account. I have added Ralph Droms to this. Ralph, your suggestion? So it would obviously

Re: Why people by NATs

2004-11-22 Thread Ralph Droms
wrote: On 11/22/2004 4:04 PM, Ralph Droms wrote: DHCPv6 PD (prefix delegation; RFC 3633) to obtain a prefix Yeah, that's what I was thinking about. So now we just need implementors to provide it and for service providers to offer it before declaring the problem as solved. -- Eric A. Hall

RE: FW: Why?

2005-03-11 Thread Ralph Droms
Would someone with first-hand knowledge of the reasons several major corporations publicly indicate that they intend to use NAT with IPv6 be willing to compare those reasons with the reasons listed in draft-vandevelde-v6ops-nap-01, and identify any reasons that might be missing from Gunter's

Re: text suggested by ADs

2005-04-28 Thread Ralph Droms
And I've had much *worse* experiences with the IESG requiring changes to documents ... including receiving suggested text (after many months of the document disappearing into a black hole) that actually *reversed* text inserted earlier at the request of an AD. - Ralph On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 15:12

Re: text suggested by ADs

2005-04-28 Thread Ralph Droms
Comments in line... - Ralph On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 18:28 -0400, Keith Moore wrote: The case John outlines is the one I am concerned about as well. [...] And, FWIW, when the AD suggests specific text changes, it's often enough the desire of that AD rather than based on feedback from some

Re: text suggested by ADs

2005-04-29 Thread Ralph Droms
Let me restate for clarity - ADs aren't necessarily more technically astute than *all* the rest of us. That is, we need to be careful that technical input from ADs isn't automatically assigned extra weight or control (veto power). Which is why I suggest ADs provide technical input in open

Re: text suggested by ADs

2005-04-29 Thread Ralph Droms
On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 19:56 -0400, Keith Moore wrote: Let me suggest that the rules be quite simple: 1. A Discuss may be asserted only when it pertains to a normative concern that involves the viability of the specification. not reasonable. even merely informative text can cause

Re: text suggested by ADs

2005-05-03 Thread Ralph Droms
On Sat, 2005-04-30 at 11:12 -0700, Dave Crocker wrote: 1. A Discuss may be asserted only when it pertains to a normative concern that involves the viability of the specification. As a practical matter, the line between normative and informative is likely grey enough to make this

Re: text suggested by ADs

2005-05-03 Thread Ralph Droms
On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 12:19 -0400, Keith Moore wrote: Let me also restate for clarity: Let me restate for clarity - ADs aren't necessarily more technically astute than *all* the rest of us. That is, we need to be careful that technical input from ADs isn't automatically assigned extra

Re: text suggested by ADs

2005-05-05 Thread Ralph Droms
Steve - Final decision is made as it is today; proposed change is timing and context for review... - Ralph On Wed, 2005-05-04 at 16:28 -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ralph Droms writes : So, without meaning any offense to the ADs, I suggest we lump random

Re: straightforward, reasonable, and fair

2005-05-05 Thread Ralph Droms
Keith - thanks for the pointer to Harrison Bergeron. Coincidentally, I was trying to recall this story in a conversation recently and had forgotten the details and the author... But, I don't see how it applies here. I'm not claiming Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Yakov explained it

Re: Technically-astute non-ADs (was: Re: text suggested by ADs)

2005-05-05 Thread Ralph Droms
John - editing to get directly to your questions: On Mon, 2005-05-02 at 18:45 -0400, John C Klensin wrote: (1) What would it take to convince you that putting in a term or two as AD --not a life sentence, but a term or two-- was an obligation you, as long-term participants and contributors,

Re: straightforward, reasonable, and fair

2005-05-06 Thread Ralph Droms
Comments in line... On Thu, 2005-05-05 at 18:48 +0300, Pekka Savola wrote: On Thu, 5 May 2005, Ralph Droms wrote: But, I don't see how it applies here. I'm not claiming Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Yakov explained it better than I have: for each AD there is more than one person

Re: Complaining about ADs to Nomcom (Re: Voting (again))

2005-05-09 Thread Ralph Droms
Ah, but the candidates know who they are, and can arrange their own positive input. If the list were open, might the nomcom receive more and better balanced input? - Ralph On Mon, 2005-05-09 at 13:49 -0400, Melinda Shore wrote: On May 9, 2005, at 1:42 PM, Scott W Brim wrote: I don't

Re: IANA Considerations

2005-06-13 Thread Ralph Droms
Better yet would be late binding: INSERT LATEST IETF STANDARD FIXED BOILERPLATE. - Ralph On Mon, 2005-06-13 at 15:28 -0700, Bob Hinden wrote: Dave, Here's my own take: It is empty bureaucracy. It is form, without content. It is additional effort, with no benefit. It is reasonable

Re: IANA Action: Assignment of an IPV6 Hop-by-hop Option

2005-06-26 Thread Ralph Droms
Brian... On Sun, 2005-06-26 at 17:50 +0200, Brian E Carpenter wrote: Ralph, Ralph Droms wrote: I'd like to understand the process through which Dr. Roberts' request was reviewed. The first reference I can find to Dr. Roberts' request is in the 2005-04-14 minutes of the IESG (https

Re: IANA Action: Assignment of an IPV6 Hop-by-hop Option

2005-06-28 Thread Ralph Droms
Ralph Droms wrote: Brian... On Sun, 2005-06-26 at 17:50 +0200, Brian E Carpenter wrote: Ralph, Ralph Droms wrote: I'd like to understand the process through which Dr. Roberts' request was reviewed. The first reference I can find to Dr. Roberts' request is in the 2005-04-14

Re: IANA Action: Assignment of an IPV6 Hop-by-hop Option

2005-06-28 Thread Ralph Droms
John - as a concrete example of the problem you describe, the dhc WG perceived that there was a looming problem with exhaustion of the DHCP option code space. So, we wrote up a procedure (RFC 2939) requiring documentation of new options in an RFC, implying technical review by the dhc WG. Now, we

Re: IANA Action: Assignment of an IPV6 Hop-by-hop Option

2005-06-28 Thread Ralph Droms
Allison... On Sun, 2005-06-26 at 10:22 -0700, Allison Mankin wrote: Ralph, Under RFC 2780, IPv6 hop-by-hop option numbers are granted either with an approved IETF document, or an IESG review. It seems that neither the reference to IESG review in RFC 2780, nor the definition of IESG review

Re: IANA Action: Assignment of an IPV6 Hop-by-hop Option

2005-06-28 Thread Ralph Droms
Bill... On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 10:23 -0400, Bill Sommerfeld wrote: On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 00:15, Scott W Brim wrote: In SG13 there was considerable debate, and at the end the group *allowed* exploration of the topic through development through a new draft recommendation. assuming, for

Re: IANA Action: Assignment of an IPV6 Hop-by-hop Option

2005-06-28 Thread Ralph Droms
Allison - in pervious e-mail to you, I made the statement blaming the tools is a pretty lame excuse, which makes several unwarranted assumptions about motivations and the constraints within which the IESG works. I could have expressed my frustration with the lack of clarity and detail in the

Re: A proposed experiment in narrative minutes of IESG meetings

2005-07-23 Thread Ralph Droms
Sounds like a great idea. I'm looking forward to additional detail about how decisions are reached as well as more clarity in the description of those decisions. Thanks, Brian... - Ralph On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 15:19 +0200, Brian E Carpenter wrote: The IESG is interested in carrrying out an

Re: draft-klensin-nomcom-term-00.txt

2005-07-27 Thread Ralph Droms
Brian - while I haven't thought through all of the implications of the process in draft-klensin-nomcom-term-00.txt, I don't think the two-stage process will necessarily significantly length then process. The proposed process would require re-shuffling of of specific tasks, but I don't think it

Request for NomCom05 Volunteers

2005-09-01 Thread Ralph Droms
will be assumed to be 0. The NomCom voting members will start their term on October 14, 2005, after the IETF community has had a chance to review the random selection process. Please volunteer. Thank you, Ralph Droms [EMAIL PROTECTED] STOCKS USED IN THE NOMCOM SELECTION PROCESS: Exxon Mobil

Re: Bounces from nomcom05 mailing list?

2005-11-11 Thread Ralph Droms
It's a design choice. We've already had some spam and unexpected subscription attempts against the nomcom05 mailing list. The messages are being approved within 12 hours. - Ralph On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 08:08 -0800, Eric Rescorla wrote: Recent nominations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] have prompted

Re: Bounces from nomcom05 mailing list?

2005-11-12 Thread Ralph Droms
at 22:26 +0100, Frank Ellermann wrote: Ralph Droms wrote: The messages are being approved within 12 hours. 12 is less than 150, should I just send it again ? Bye, Frank ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https

REOPENENED Call for Nominations, NomCom05

2005-12-17 Thread Ralph Droms
position to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Ralph Droms Chair, NomCom05 Under the Nominations Committee procedures defined in RFC 3777, the IESG is responsible for providing a summary of the expertise desired of the candidates selected for open IESG positions. This information is included below

REOPENENED Call for Nominations, NomCom05

2005-12-19 Thread Ralph Droms
position to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Ralph Droms Chair, NomCom05 +++ Under the Nominations Committee procedures defined in RFC 3777, the IESG is responsible for providing a summary of the expertise desired of the candidates selected for open IESG positions. This information is included below

Re: Engineering our way out of a brown paper bag [Re: Consensus based on reading tea leaves]

2006-01-05 Thread Ralph Droms
Brian - you've hit on an important point here. It strikes me that the process for defining our own document standards has no fundamental differences from the process for defining any other standard. Why shouldn't this archival document standard be developed and adopted as a Standard in the same

NomCom 2005-2006 Announcement

2006-02-22 Thread Ralph Droms
to everyone who took the time to participate in the process through nominations, interviews and input on the candidates under review. - Ralph Droms (chair), for the 2005-2006 IESG Nominating Committee ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org

IESG Transport Area Director Call for Nominees

2006-02-23 Thread Ralph Droms
-mail address and telephone number (if available) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Ralph Droms Chair, NomCom 2005-2006 - Transport Area: The technical areas covered by the Transport area are those with data transport goals or with transport design issues and impact on congestion in Internet

SECOND CALL: IESG Transport Area Director Call for Nominees

2006-03-02 Thread Ralph Droms
. Please send nominations, including the nominee's name, e-mail address and telephone number (if available) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Ralph Droms Chair, NomCom 2005-2006 - Transport Area: The technical areas covered by the Transport area are those with data transport goals or with transport design

NomCom Announcement: IAB Call for Nominations

2006-03-14 Thread Ralph Droms
will close at 1700EST on Tuesday, March 21. Please send nominations, including the nominee's name, e-mail address and telephone number (if available) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Ralph Droms Chair, 2005-2006 IETF Nominating Committee ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf

SECOND NomCom Announcement: IAB Call for Nominations

2006-03-17 Thread Ralph Droms
nominated for a seat on the IAB during the previous nomination process, please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to renominate yourself for this new search. - Ralph Droms Chair, 2005-2006 IETF Nominating Committee ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https

New Transport Area Director appointed

2006-03-17 Thread Ralph Droms
in the process through providing input to the NomCom on the candidates under review. - Ralph Droms (chair), for the 2005-2006 IESG Nominating Committee ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

LAST NomCom Announcement: IAB Call for Nominations

2006-03-20 Thread Ralph Droms
nominated for a seat on the IAB during the previous nomination process, please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to renominate yourself for this new search. - Ralph Droms Chair, 2005-2006 IETF Nominating Committee ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https

2005-2006 NomCom Announcement

2006-05-01 Thread Ralph Droms
on the candidates under review. Finally, I thank, once again, all the members of the NomCom for their continuing engagement, careful review and significant contribution to the Internet community through their work on the NomCom. - Ralph Droms (chair), for the 2005-2006 IESG Nominating Committee

Re: The Emperor Has No Clothes: Is PANA actually useful?

2006-05-26 Thread Ralph Droms
What is the current state of the nea WG? I don't see it listed at http://ietf.org/html.charters/wg-dir.html - Ralph ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

Re: The Emperor Has No Clothes: Is PANA actually useful?

2006-05-26 Thread Ralph Droms
Sam - I see where the nea BOF was more-or-less associated with the Internet Area at IETF 65. Do you expect that nea would (if eventually chartered) land in Internet or Security? - Ralph On 5/26/06 10:58 AM, Sam Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ralph == Ralph Droms [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes

Re: The Emperor Has No Clothes: Is PANA actually useful?

2006-05-26 Thread Ralph Droms
Dave - one quick follow on to your observation about will not work that falls somewhere between will not work and don't like it. There is another possibility: works, but there's a much simpler way to meet the same requirements... - Ralph On 5/26/06 11:34 AM, Dave Crocker [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: The Emperor Has No Clothes: Is PANA actually useful?

2006-05-26 Thread Ralph Droms
/06 11:50 AM, Antonio F. Gómez Skarmeta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ralph Droms escribió: Dave - one quick follow on to your observation about will not work that falls somewhere between will not work and don't like it. There is another possibility: works, but there's a much simpler way to meet

Re: Adjusting the Nomcom process

2006-09-06 Thread Ralph Droms
Perhaps we could avoid similar delays in generating the final list of volunteers in the future: Secretariat generates a list of eligible volunteers as early as possible (As far as I know, eligibility data is available well before call for volunteers is posted) List is used to verify

Re: Last Call: 'Domain Suffix Option for DHCPv6' to Proposed Standard (draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-opt-dnsdomain)

2006-09-28 Thread Ralph Droms
OK, now I have to step in with a response and to correct a couple of misconceptions. On 9/28/06 12:27 PM, John C Klensin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Issue 1: Even if the option is desirable and the motivation for it is clear, the specification is inadequate in definitions and specificity in

Re: nomcom and confidentiality

2006-11-07 Thread Ralph Droms
Bob - depends on the meaning of straw poll. Any vote that results in an action should be restricted to the 10 voting members. My understanding of straw poll is an opinion poll that results in no direct action. But I'm speculating and don't know what straw poll means in the context we're

Review of draft-ietf-ipv6-2461bis-09.txt

2006-12-04 Thread Ralph Droms
Here are my comments on draft-ietf-ipv6-2461bis-09.txt. In general, I think the document is ready for publication. Included below are a few substantive comments that I would like to see addressed before publication, and some editorial corrections/suggestions/comments. - Ralph -

Re: Discuss criteria

2007-01-02 Thread Ralph Droms
I read Dave's words clear statement of what actions must be taken to clear the Discuss not as requiring the specification of a complete fix, but rather as an indication of what needs to happen to the draft. Implementation details of meeting those requirements are left to the WG. I agree with Dave

Re: Tracking resolution of DISCUSSes

2007-01-15 Thread Ralph Droms
Following up on that, I suggest a requirement that any DISCUSSes be posted to that mailing list, along with conversation/resolution of the DISCUSSes. I would very much like to see those last steps out in the open. Only drawback to separate mailing list is that it requires active involvement to

Re: Prague

2007-03-07 Thread Ralph Droms
I visited Prague about two years ago and had the same experience as Ed. I traveled via the Metro and on foot, visited all the tourist traps; had no problems and never felt unsafe. - Ralph On 3/7/07 10:54 AM, Edward Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will attest to Prague being survivable. I

Re: [Geopriv] Confirmation of GEOPRIV IETF 68 Working Group Hums

2007-04-20 Thread Ralph Droms
Huh? DHCP is carried in UDP and IP. There is a little funkiness in the DHCPv4 transport, which we wouldn't have need if IPv4 link-local addresses had been defined when RFC 2131 was published. DHCPv6 uses link-local addresses and garden-variety IPv6. - Ralph On 4/20/07 1:48 PM, Hallam-Baker,

Re: [Geopriv] Confirmation of GEOPRIV IETF 68 Working Group Hums

2007-04-20 Thread Ralph Droms
. -Original Message- From: Ralph Droms [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 1:57 PM To: Hallam-Baker, Phillip; David W. Hankins; ietf@ietf.org Cc: GEOPRIV WG Subject: Re: [Geopriv] Confirmation of GEOPRIV IETF 68 Working Group Hums Huh? DHCP is carried in UDP

Re: IANA registration constraints

2007-06-13 Thread Ralph Droms
Can we please leave the specific opinions about DHCP out of this discussion? The dhc WG has done its due diligence, with review and support from the IETF and the IESG, to put into place processes to govern assignment of extensions to DHCP and to accommodate future extensions to both DHCPv4 and

Re: Should I* opinions be afforded a special status? (Re: [saag] Declining the ifare bof for Chicago)

2007-06-28 Thread Ralph Droms
DHCP is also a frequently-used building block (some would say attractive nuisance). Stig, Jari and I are trying to identify drafts from outside the dhc WG that extend DHCP or use DHCP in novel ways, so we can provide guidance to the authors of those drafts as early as possible. Jari and

Re: Beggars _can_ be choosers?

2007-08-01 Thread Ralph Droms
I seem to remember that the idea of a postmortem was discussed at some point. I don't know that anything came of that discussion. Having some facts and data to examine probably beats anecdotal observations about network behavior. I think David is wise to observe that experience like DHCP

Re: IPv6 will never fly: ARIN continues to kill it

2007-09-13 Thread Ralph Droms
Hear, hear. We're making binary claims in a grey-scale world of economics. Put the costs on the table and let the enterprises and ISPs fight out PI/PA. - Ralph On Sep 13, 2007, at Sep 13, 2007,5:27 AM, Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino wrote: my persistent question to the enterprise

Re: Call for action vs. lost opportunity (Was: Re: Renumbering)

2007-10-04 Thread Ralph Droms
Regarding transition: On Sep 14, 2007, at Sep 14, 2007,3:43 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: Unless I've missed something rather basic, in the case of IPv6, very little attention was paid to facilitating transition by maximizing interoperability with the IPv4 installed base. Dave, I have to agree

Re: Call for action vs. lost opportunity (Was: Re: Renumbering)

2007-10-04 Thread Ralph Droms
Typo: should read IPv6 ~= IPv4+more_bits... - Ralph On Oct 4, 2007, at Oct 4, 2007,4:52 AM, Ralph Droms wrote: Regarding transition: On Sep 14, 2007, at Sep 14, 2007,3:43 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: Unless I've missed something rather basic, in the case of IPv6, very little attention

Re: Call for action vs. lost opportunity (Was: Re: Renumbering)

2007-10-09 Thread Ralph Droms
left the station... - Ralph On Oct 6, 2007, at Oct 6, 2007,4:14 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: On 2007-10-05 09:12, Ralph Droms wrote: Typo: should read IPv6 ~= IPv4+more_bits... - Ralph On Oct 4, 2007, at Oct 4, 2007,4:52 AM, Ralph Droms wrote: Regarding transition: On Sep 14, 2007, at Sep 14

Re: Call for action vs. lost opportunity (Was: Re: Renumbering)

2007-10-09 Thread Ralph Droms
issues. - Ralph On Oct 6, 2007, at Oct 6, 2007,4:14 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: On 2007-10-05 09:12, Ralph Droms wrote: Typo: should read IPv6 ~= IPv4+more_bits... - Ralph On Oct 4, 2007, at Oct 4, 2007,4:52 AM, Ralph Droms wrote: Regarding transition: On Sep 14, 2007, at Sep 14, 2007,3:43 PM

Re: IPv4 Outage Planned for IETF 71 Plenary

2007-12-17 Thread Ralph Droms
Seems to me we need ensure some formality in the experiment if we expect to get anything out of it. Asking everyone to send in notes from their experience won't be enough - especially, as some have predicted, if many participants get exactly 0% Internet connectivity while IPv4 is off.

Re: IPv4 Outage Planned for IETF 71 Plenary

2007-12-17 Thread Ralph Droms
Fred - to be clear, that DHCPv6 interop testing was not associated in any way with the dhc WG. I'll let the organizers comment on any more general sponsorship arrangement or other association of the event with the IETF. - Ralph On Dec 17, 2007, at Dec 17, 2007,12:23 PM, Fred Baker wrote:

Re: IPv6 @ IETF-71, especially Jabber

2008-02-29 Thread Ralph Droms
Iljitsch raises an interesting point that I'll generalize: can we maximize the learning by identifying specific applications to target for IPv6 compatibility during the IPv4 eclipse? - Ralph On Feb 29, 2008, at Feb 29, 2008,9:34 AM, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote: What's going on with the

Re: Nomcom 2007-8 Chair's Report

2008-03-06 Thread Ralph Droms
Lakshminath - thanks a lot for publishing this report. We all appreciate and applaud the work you and the Nomcom put into this year's I* selections, and I especially appreciate that you invested the time and effort - after all that earlier hard work - to produce this report. It will be

Re: IONs discuss criteria

2008-03-06 Thread Ralph Droms
On Mar 6, 2008, at Mar 6, 2008,8:55 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: On 2008-03-07 14:06, Lakshminath Dondeti wrote: Brian, A small clarification below on the reference to the interpretation problems related to 3777: On 3/6/2008 4:10 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: Dave, On 2008-03-07 12:34,

Re: Confirming vs. second-guessing

2008-03-16 Thread Ralph Droms
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008, Michael StJohns wrote: [...] Put another way, the Nomcom is a search committee, but the hiring authority resides in the confirming bodies. Mike - I fundamentally and strongly disagree. In my opinoin, the Nomcom is the hiring committee; the confirming body is the

Re: Confirming vs. second-guessing

2008-03-17 Thread Ralph Droms
nominaions. As Brian writes, the IAB can ask for specific additional information in those cases where it finds that information is necessary to complete its due diligence. - Ralph On Mon, 17 Mar 2008, Brian E Carpenter wrote: On 2008-03-17 14:16, Ralph Droms wrote: On Sun, 16 Mar 2008, Michael

Re: RFC 3484 Section 6 Rule 9

2008-06-03 Thread Ralph Droms
Without some way to choose which rule to use and when to use it, how can a recommendation that has conditional rule usage be implemented? - Ralph On Jun 3, 2008, at Jun 3, 2008,8:50 AM, Simon Josefsson wrote: Thomas Narten [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Longest match in 3484 is a hack, ant it

Re: Appeal against IESG blocking DISCUSS on draft-klensin-rfc2821bis

2008-06-18 Thread Ralph Droms
No, you're not the only one seeing insanity. - Ralph On Jun 18, 2008, at Jun 18, 2008,12:44 PM, Bob Hinden wrote: Hi, Let me see if I understand this. - This is the specification for SMTP. It's was first used on the Arpanet. - It is probably as widely deployed as IP and TCP. Maybe

Re: SHOULD vs MUST case sensitivity

2008-06-30 Thread Ralph Droms
Would a reasonable BCP for future docs looks something like: terms defined in RFC 2119 are to be capitalized for clarity; alternatives for RFC 2119 terms, such as ought and can are to be used in non-normative text to avoid confusion - Ralph On Jun 30, 2008, at Jun 30, 2008,10:08 AM,

Re: [BEHAVE] Handwaving? [Re: where to have the NAT66 discussion (was Re: Please move this thread to BEHAVE mailing list ... )]

2008-12-02 Thread Ralph Droms
Iljitsch - I understand the theory behind what you're describing...in practice, it's a hard problem to know where all the prefixes are that should be changed; worse yet, it's hard to know which prefixes in which parts of the configuration should be replaced with new prefixes, and which

Re: secdir review of draft-raj-dhc-tftp-addr-option-04

2008-12-02 Thread Ralph Droms
Sam - I think most of the issues in your review of draft-raj-dhc-tftp- addr-option-04 can be resolved by reviewing the purposes of RFC 3942 and publishing Informational RFCs describing DHCP option codes. Fundamentally, the reason to publish RFCs under the process described in RFC 3942 is

Re: secdir review of draft-raj-dhc-tftp-addr-option-04

2008-12-03 Thread Ralph Droms
(and, in fact, mostly unimplemented). - Ralph On Dec 2, 2008, at Dec 2, 2008,3:53 PM, John C Klensin wrote: --On Tuesday, 02 December, 2008 15:23 -0500 Ralph Droms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sam - I think most of the issues in your review of draft-raj-dhc-tftp-addr-option-04 can be resolved

Re: secdir review of draft-raj-dhc-tftp-addr-option-04

2008-12-03 Thread Ralph Droms
Jari - I agree that mentioning security issues, pointing to the Security Considerations in RFC 2131 and citing RFC 3118, is appropriate. Responding to Richard... On Dec 2, 2008, at Dec 2, 2008,5:35 PM, Richard Johnson wrote: Ok, maybe I'm not understanding what's being suggested or maybe I'm

Re: Gen-ART review of draft-ietf-dhc-container-00

2009-04-10 Thread Ralph Droms
Scott raises an interesting point about identifying the source of options when delivered to clients. BTW, Scott - what is DHS? The usual case - almost the only case today - is that there is a single upstream service provider and a single source of DHCP options to be passed along to the

Re: Gen-ART review of draft-ietf-dhc-container-00

2009-04-11 Thread Ralph Droms
- or does the device need to differentiate between Verizon Wireless and Starbucks if I'm away from home? Or differentiate between my ATT femtocell and my home WiFi network? - Ralph On Apr 11, 2009, at 6:00 AM 4/11/09, Scott Brim wrote: Excerpts from Ralph Droms on Fri, Apr 10, 2009 03:25:49PM

Re: [dhcwg] Gen-ART review of draft-ietf-dhc-container-00

2009-04-13 Thread Ralph Droms
s...@employees.org: Excerpts from Ralph Droms on Fri, Apr 10, 2009 03:25:49PM -0400: Scott raises an interesting point about identifying the source of options when delivered to clients. BTW, Scott - what is DHS? Sorry, DHCP server The usual case - almost the only case today

Re: [dhcwg] Gen-ART review of draft-ietf-dhc-container-00

2009-04-13 Thread Ralph Droms
in, but does this or could this interact with the options specified in RFC3046 in an unexpected way? At 01:41 PM 4/11/2009, Ralph Droms wrote: Scott - even knowing which interface which DHCP information came from may not be enough for a device with multiple interfaces. Can policies for merging

Re: [dhcwg] Gen-ART review of draft-ietf-dhc-container-00

2009-04-14 Thread Ralph Droms
Ted - I think it's just as likely for the RG to get different information from different interfaces (or different administrative domains) as it is for a host to get get different information directly. Traffic from the host, which is then forwarded by the RG to one of more than one

Re: [dhcwg] [mif] Gen-ART review of draft-ietf-dhc-container-00

2009-04-16 Thread Ralph Droms
Ralph Droms rdr...@cisco.com wrote: For example, would a host process information received from a Starbucks network over its 802.11 interface differently from information received a home network over the 802.11 interface? It's even more fun than that. How do we reliably know that we

Re: [mif] WG Review: Multiple InterFaces (mif)

2009-04-22 Thread Ralph Droms
I agree with Christian that there are two orthogonal issues. Comments in line... - Ralph On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:19 AM 4/22/09, Christian Vogt wrote: Folks - It seems that folks are considering two related, yet still orthogonal topics for inclusion in the MIF charter: - Conflicts between

Re: [mif] WG Review: Multiple InterFaces (mif)

2009-04-22 Thread Ralph Droms
Christian - I think address selection is part but not all of the problem. I would be happy to see a summary of current practice in dealing with simultaneous attachment to multiple networks. How does an iPhone decide between its WiFi and dell interfaces? How does an RG that can reach

Re: [77all] No Host for IETF 77

2010-03-22 Thread Ralph Droms
I propose $40 for a seat at the table in the front of the meeting rooms, $20 for a seat toward the front with extra legroom and $100 for an exit row. - Ralph On Mar 22, 2010, at 5:46 PM 3/22/10, Dave CROCKER wrote: Ever had a dot on your badge? Well this is your chance. ... You

Re: Advance travel info for IETF-78 Maastricht

2010-04-02 Thread Ralph Droms
So, with all this discussion, I'm still not clear what to expect. When I walk up to a train ticket kiosk in Schiphol, should I expect to be able to use my US-issued, non-chip credit card (AMEX, VISA - I don't care as long as *one* of them works), or should I have a fistful of Euros handy?

Re: Ad Hoc BOFs

2010-08-06 Thread Ralph Droms
One of the contributors, in my opinion, to the evolution of an ad hoc meeting in a bar to Bar Bof as Fred defines it has been a series of small actions, intended to facilitate the organization ad hoc meetings, that have had the unintended consequence of increasing the apparent close

Re: IETF Logo Wear

2010-08-17 Thread Ralph Droms
My recollection is that they were a gift from Craig Partridge... - Ralph On Aug 17, 2010, at 2:23 PM 8/17/10, Patrik Fältström wrote: On 17 aug 2010, at 19.43, Fred Baker wrote: I actually really appreciated Marshall Rose's shirt from Danbury - Internet Staff +1 Patrik

Re: Review of draft-ietf-dna-simple

2010-08-19 Thread Ralph Droms
Bernard - this text is, in my opinion, intended to sync the internal data structures if the RA advertises different prefixes than the last time the host was attached to this link: On reception of a Router Advertisement the host MUST go through the SDAT and mark all the addresses

Re: Review of draft-ietf-dna-simple

2010-08-19 Thread Ralph Droms
I am OK with publication of the document if Bernard's comments are addressed. - Ralph On Aug 18, 2010, at 6:19 PM 8/18/10, Bernard Aboba wrote: Overall, I think the document the document looks good. Some comments: Section 2.4 The host uses a combination of unicast Neighbor

Re: Review of draft-ietf-dna-simple

2010-08-19 Thread Ralph Droms
: In that scenario, it makes sense to me. However, if the RA advertises the same prefixes would there be a reason to mark all addresses as inoperable? -Original Message- From: Ralph Droms [mailto:rdroms.i...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 2:50 PM To: Bernard Aboba Cc: IETF

Re: Document Action: 'ANSI C12.22, IEEE 1703 and MC12.22 TransportOver IP' to Informational RFC

2010-10-26 Thread Ralph Droms
Combining an excellent suggestion from Donald and Avygdor's clarification as to the official status of this document, I suggest an RFC Editor note to add the following text as a new last paragraph in the Introduction: This document was created by technical experts of the ANSI C12.22 and

Re: Document Action: 'ANSI C12.22, IEEE 1703 and MC12.22 TransportOver IP' to Informational RFC

2010-10-27 Thread Ralph Droms
of the C12 Standards and the manner in which they are implemented. Avygdor Moise - Original Message - From: Michael StJohns mstjo...@comcast.net To: Ralph Droms rdroms.i...@gmail.com; Avygdor Moise a...@fdos.ca Cc: Ralph Droms rdroms.i...@gmail.com; Jonathan Brodkin jonathan.brod

Re: draft-housley-two-maturity-levels

2010-10-27 Thread Ralph Droms
Time for another contrarion position... Tony, why do you say the most pressing problem is getting past the IESG, and what evidence do you have that we are going to be attacking I-Ds. - Ralph On Oct 26, 2010, at 4:54 PM 10/26/10, Tony Hain wrote: [...]As many others have said, the most

Re: draft-housley-two-maturity-levels

2010-10-27 Thread Ralph Droms
I'll take the contrarian position. Demonstrate to me that the barriers for PS really are higher than they used to be. - Ralph On Oct 26, 2010, at 10:39 AM 10/26/10, Julian Reschke wrote: On 26.10.2010 16:31, Dave CROCKER wrote: ... This seems to be the core idea driving support for this

Liaison and request for review of ITU-T document

2011-06-07 Thread Ralph Droms
technical advice and recommendations to improve the Draft Recommendation itself. Please respond with any comments on the Draft Recommendation to ietf@ietf.org. Thanks in advance for your review of the Draft Recommendation. - Ralph Droms, Internet Area Director for the IESG

Re: Liaison and request for review of ITU-T document

2011-06-15 Thread Ralph Droms
to be any impact or relevance. Regards Brian Carpenter On 2011-06-08 08:27, Ralph Droms wrote: The IETF has recently received a liaison from ITU-T Q5/SG-11 regarding a Draft Recommendation. That liaison is available as https://datatracker.ietf.org/liaison/1054/. The official liaison

Re: 25 or 6to4

2011-06-21 Thread Ralph Droms
Wow. An absolute tour de force from someone who *clearly* has too much time on his hands. Thanks; made my day. Well, except for now I've got that long-forgotten tune stuck in my head... - Ralph On Jun 21, 2011, at 5:47 PM 6/21/11, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: A bit of levity about migration

Re: 25 or 6to4

2011-06-21 Thread Ralph Droms
/21/11 4:14 PM, Ralph Droms wrote: Wow. An absolute tour de force from someone who *clearly* has too much time on his hands. Thanks; made my day. Well, except for now I've got that long-forgotten tune stuck in my head... - Ralph On Jun 21, 2011, at 5:47 PM 6/21/11, Peter Saint-Andre

Re: HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Ralph Droms
On Jun 30, 2011, at 12:51 AM, Melinda Shore melinda.sh...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/29/11 8:32 PM, Keith Moore wrote: However it does not follow that home networks need NAT or private address space. Those are hacks of the 1990s. They always were shortsighted, and they turned out to be an

Re: Consensus Call: draft-weil-shared-transition-space-request

2011-11-30 Thread Ralph Droms
On Nov 30, 2011, at 9:14 PM 11/30/11, Pete Resnick wrote: Daryl, The problem described in the draft is that CPEs use 1918 space *and that many of them can't deal with the fact that there might be addresses on the outside interface that are the same as on the inside interface*. The claim

Re: Consensus Call: draft-weil-shared-transition-space-request

2011-11-30 Thread Ralph Droms
was gathered and what conclusions are drawn. - Ralph Report suggested that all three RFC1918 blocks are well utilized. Regards, Victor K On 11-11-30 9:19 PM, Ralph Droms rdroms.i...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 30, 2011, at 9:14 PM 11/30/11, Pete Resnick wrote: Daryl, The problem

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