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Re: [MBONED] Last Call: draft-ietf-mboned-routingarch (Overview ofthe Internet Multicast Routing Architecture) to BCP

"Greg Shepherd" <gjshep@gmail.com> Tue, 09 October 2007 12:40 UTC

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Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:39:31 -0700
From: Greg Shepherd <gjshep@gmail.com>
To: Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>
Subject: Re: [MBONED] Last Call: draft-ietf-mboned-routingarch (Overview ofthe Internet Multicast Routing Architecture) to BCP
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On 10/9/07, Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi> wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Greg Shepherd wrote:
> > On 10/8/07, Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi> wrote:
> >> As it appears, this topic came up in IESG review as well.
> >>
> >> Could you expand on why you believe Info is more appropriate than a
> >> BCP?  The draft does include statements about status of deployments
> >> and makes some recommendations as well, so it isn't just a tutorial on
> >> multicast routing.
> >
> > Even with the recommendations it still is a snap-shot of the current
> > state of mcast.
>
> Isn't that pretty close to the definition of "best current practice"?
> Is there a conflict somewhere?

The doc is more a survey of historical and current functions. I would
expect a BCP to be more focused.

Greg

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