Re: [Idr] BGP Attribute for Large communities (Attribute 30) was squatted on - Let's get a new attribute number (1 week WG call (10/18 to 10/25)

Geoff Huston <gih@apnic.net> Wed, 19 October 2016 15:28 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Idr] BGP Attribute for Large communities (Attribute 30) was squatted on - Let's get a new attribute number (1 week WG call (10/18 to 10/25)
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> On 19 Oct. 2016, at 2:35 am, marco@lamehost.it wrote:
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> i think that the best course of actions is to assign a fresh (not-squatted) number to this draft.
> 

fwiw, I agree with this expedient approach.

  Geoff