Re: [MIB-DOCTORS] Fwd: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC3416 (3402)

Hi -

I'm pretty sure RFC 3416 is correct as-is with respect to the proposed erratum.

According to section 4.2 of the ASN.1 spec, the grammar for the value notation is
  ValueDefinition ::= identifier Type "::=" Value

The current text conforms to this grammar, and the usage in this particular case
is closely analogous to the example the ASN.1 standard gives in that same
section.

It looks like the submitter wants to change the value definition into a
type definition, which to me would be inconsistent with how the the SNMP
specification employs max-bindings.

Bottom line:
I don't see a problem in the original text, and would reject the proposed change.

Randy

----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Benoit Claise" <bclaise@cisco.com>
> To: "MIB Doctors (E-mail)" <mib-doctors@ietf.org>
> Cc: "Ron Bonica" <rbonica@juniper.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:46 PM
> Subject: [MIB-DOCTORS] Fwd: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC3416 (3402)
>
> Hi Guys,
> 
> Is this a correct errata?
> 
> Regards, Benoit
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC3416 (3402)
> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 15:18:03 -0800 (PST)
> From: RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org>
> To: rbonica@juniper.net, bclaise@cisco.com, mundy@tislabs.com, 
> dbh@enterasys.com
> CC: msauve@alientech.net, rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org
> 
> 
> 
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC3416,
> "Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)".
> 
> --------------------------------------
> You may review the report below and at:
> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=3416&eid=3402
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Type: Technical
> Reported by: Mike Sauve <msauve@alientech.net>
> 
> Section: 3
> 
> Original Text
> -------------
> max-bindings INTEGER ::= 2147483647
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
> max-bindings ::= INTEGER (2147483647)
> 
> Notes
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> --------------------------------------
> RFC3416 (draft-ietf-snmpv3-update-proto-08)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
> Publication Date    : December 2002
> Author(s)           : R. Presuhn, Ed.
> Category            : STANDARD
> Source              : SNMP Version 3
> Area                : Operations and Management
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
> 
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> 
> 
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