To:
"'Robert Burbidge'" <robert.burbidge@poptel.coop>, "Ietf-Provreg (E-mail)" <ietf-provreg@cafax.se>
From:
"Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>
Date:
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:00:18 -0400
Sender:
owner-ietf-provreg@cafax.se
Subject:
RE: Header in TCP Mapping
> 2. Speaking as a pragmatist, I would suggest leaving things > as they are. > There's no real benefit in the change except from the purist > point of view, > and I'm in the final stages of getting a server up right now. > If it changes > in the next draft, then I and my clients will have to make > one more change > to live software with no net benefit. I'm all for improving the > specification, but please bear in mind that there are several > implementations based on drafts out there already. I realise > that when EPP > gets finally approved, we will all be obliged to upgrade to the final > release, but let's keep things as simple as possible in the meantime. While I appreciate what you're saying, we can't let implementations to I-Ds dictate what we can or can't do to get the specifications finished. Having said that, though, I'm inclined to leave things as-is unless someone comes up with a real compelling reason for the change. -Scott-