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Re: [Idr] IETF LC for IDR-ish document <draft-ietf-grow-bgp-reject-05.txt> (Default EBGP Route Propagation Behavior Without Policies) to Proposed Standard

Enke Chen <enkechen@cisco.com> Thu, 20 April 2017 21:25 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Idr] IETF LC for IDR-ish document <draft-ietf-grow-bgp-reject-05.txt> (Default EBGP Route Propagation Behavior Without Policies) to Proposed Standard
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John,

On 4/20/17 2:12 PM, John Scudder wrote:
> (as an individual contributor)
> 
> On Apr 20, 2017, at 5:03 PM, Enke Chen <enkechen@cisco.com> wrote:
>> It's not like the issues with software update are new :-)
> 
> Yes, exactly. That's why I'm so surprised by this discussion. 
> 
> What I still see here is
> 
> - on one hand, a worked example showing how an implementor could roll out the
>   functionality without causing heartburn for users. (My paraphrase: expose the
>   default in the configuration. When upgrading old->new, automatically create
>   the corresponding configuration line(s) to configure for legacy behavior.)

Change of software may involve both upgrade and downgrade and combination (e.g.,
when a serious issue is seen).

When the software is downgraded, the config may not be recognized and may be
lost.

-- Enke

> 
> - on the other hand, general statements about how this is a hard problem.
> 
> I find the specific worked example more convincing. 
> 
> --John
>

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