Re: [tcpm] AD Review: draft-ietf-tcpm-icmp-attacks-09

Fernando Gont <fernando@gont.com.ar> Thu, 28 January 2010 22:14 UTC

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Subject: Re: [tcpm] AD Review: draft-ietf-tcpm-icmp-attacks-09
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Hello, Joe,

>>>    We note that the counter-measures discussed in this documentare not 
>>>    part of standard TCP behavior and this document does not change that 
>>>    state of affairs.  The consensus of the TCPM WG (TCP Maintenance and 
>>>    Minor Extensions Working Group) was to document this widespread 
>>>    implementation of nonstandard TCP behavior but to not change the 
>>>    TCP standard.
> 
> Useful to fix the typo (documentare -> document are).

Will do.



> I prefer some of the text Wes provided. The text above just says "we're
> not changing the spec". Wes had an additional tone of "and we aren't
> even making any recommendations" (e.g., on how to interpret SHOULDs).

Can you Wes provide the exact text you'd like me to include in the I-D,
so that we can finish this? :-)

Thanks!

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