> On Sep 28, 2016, at 11:08 AM, Salz, Rich <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
>> C.2 Negotiating with an older client says, "If the
>>   "supported_versions" extension is present, the server MUST negotiate
>>   the highest server-supported version found in that extension."
> 
> I agree that an appendix is the wrong place to put this.  And that specifying 
> the client order is pointless.
> 
> But I disagree with this being a MUST.  There may be times when the server 
> knows more than the client and will know that a lower version is more 
> appropriate.  E.g., interfering middleboxes or regulatory regimes.

Seems reasonable. How about making selection from the list (if the extension is 
present) a MUST and selecting the highest server-supported version is 
RECOMMENDED? Perhaps the second part is unnecessary.

-- 
Stephen Checkoway



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