Re: [Int-area] I-D Action: draft-shen-traceroute-ping-ext-03.txt

[SM <[e-mail]>]

At 12:44 07-01-2012, Warren Kumari wrote:
>If ping processing goes from being a negligible use of resources to 
>something noticeable, the only reasonable solution I have is "deny 
>icmp any any echo" on edge.
>This is not good for me, this is not good for my customers, this is 
>not good for the Internet at large.

Agreed.

If the authors really want to see draft-shen-traceroute-ping-ext-03 
published, they could add an Applicability Statement saying that the 
domain of use is not the Internet.  Not giving due consideration to 
input from operators can only discourage them from providing input in future.

Regards,
-sm