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Re: IPv7 (CLNP) a mistake

Tim Oldham <tjo@its.bt.co.uk> Mon, 13 July 1992 18:30 UTC

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To: Noel Chiappa <jnc@ginger.lcs.mit.edu>
Cc: ietf@isi.edu
Subject: Re: IPv7 (CLNP) a mistake
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 08 Jul 92 03:26:46 EDT."
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Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1992 10:19:34 +0100
From: Tim Oldham <tjo@its.bt.co.uk>

>	A number of people whose technical opinions I respect (e.g. Van
>Jacobsen) say it's not optimal to make a packet format change now, but to
>wait, if possible, until we know more. 

Every good manager[1] knows that you should postpone making a decision until
it's absolutely necessary. Given the proposals to extend the life of
IPv4, who's convinced that it's essential to make a decision on any new
version of IP, CLNS or otherwise?

	Tim.

[1] The Bluffer's Guide to Management.

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