Re: Next steps on Extension Header Insertion

Sander Steffann <sander@steffann.nl> Wed, 02 November 2016 14:24 UTC

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Subject: Re: Next steps on Extension Header Insertion
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From: Sander Steffann <sander@steffann.nl>
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Hi Fernando,

> To make my point clear: I'm rather agnostic about SR, but I'm against
> ambiguity in a std track documents, particularly when behind such
> ambiguity there's the potential for a lot of problems.

Well said. Ambiguity is harmful here and will cause serious problems later.

Cheers,
Sander