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RE: [Bridge-mib] FW: Please review and comment: draft-ietf-ops-vlanid-tc-mib-00.tx t

"Andrew Smith" <ah_smith@acm.org> Sun, 04 January 2004 21:30 UTC

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From: Andrew Smith <ah_smith@acm.org>
To: 'Tom Petch' <nwnetworks@dial.pipex.com>, "'Bridge-Mib (E-mail)'" <bridge-mib@ietf.org>
Subject: RE: [Bridge-mib] FW: Please review and comment: draft-ietf-ops-vlanid-tc-mib-00.tx t
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 13:26:23 -0800
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>> But if it does, then keep the name simple, don't overload the 
>> name, the identifier, with a description of the semantics
>> 
>MMm... if we look at for example DateAndTime TC, does that not give
>similar semantics in the name? I am sure there are many others
>that do so too. 

I'd agree with Bert here: what's the point of having a name if it does
not convey semantics. Might as well call it "fred" or
"1.3.6.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.999" if not.

Andrew Smith




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