Re: login response for non-login request.

"Sukanta Ganguly" <sganguly@opulentsystems.com> Sat, 28 September 2002 16:33 UTC

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From: Sukanta Ganguly <sganguly@opulentsystems.com>
To: Michael Morrison <mmorrison@istor.com>, IPS <ips@ece.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: login response for non-login request.
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Hi Michael,
   It makes perfect sense. In case of processing the Login request the Target is in the Login processing state machine, if you will. Hence sending a Login reject is the most appropriate response. 
    The development process also stays simple in that manner.

Regards
Sukanta Ganguly
Opulent Systems

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On 9/25/2002 at 11:22 AM Michael Morrison wrote:

>In the last paragraph of section 2.2.3 of draft 17
>
>"Once the Login phase has started, if the target
>receives any PDU except a Login request, it MUST send a Login reject
>(with Status "invalid during login") and then disconnect. If the
>initiator receives any PDU except a Login response, it MUST
>immediately terminate the connection."
>
>Shouldn't the target send back a Reject PDU with PROTOCOL ERROR in this
>case?
>
>why would the target send a Login Response to a non-login request?
>
>Thanks
>
>
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