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Re: ftp://ftp.cisco.com/fred/rreq-03.txt

Scott Bradner <sob@newdev.harvard.edu> Wed, 04 January 1995 04:39 UTC

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Subject: Re: ftp://ftp.cisco.com/fred/rreq-03.txt
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>      "A router MAY implement DNS resolver code as an aid to management."
> 
> This would be pretty silly, ther only reason its worth sticking
> in MAY type stuff at all is when there is a prohibition on
> something, and a specific exception needs to be made, and just
> occasionally when there appears to be some kind of misplaced
> world view that something is inappropriate, and that needs to
> be corrected.


The only reason I can think of is to give a vendor a hit that it might be
a good idea.  Not enough of a reason to keep the reference for me.

Scott

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