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Re: [TLS] Updated draft

Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie> Fri, 18 December 2009 17:23 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] Updated draft
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Please Martin, the level of argument here is declining
badly.

Martin Rex wrote:
> Marsh Ray wrote:
>> Robert Dugal wrote:
>>> Oops, you're right. I misstated what I'd like the draft to allow. 
>>> What I'd like is the option to always send the SCSV in the
>>> ClientHello and on renegotiation requests send the SCSV + RI
>>> extension in the ClientHello.
>> That certainly sounds like a reasonably minor change to make.
> 
> Full agreement.

Except Marsh didn't say that. He said:

> That certainly sounds like a reasonably minor change to make...but it
isn't.

Which is totally different.

For me, such tactics, and frequent exaggeration, badly damage
whatever it is you're trying to say in the many many long posts
you've sent on this topic. I think its past time to stop all
that.

Stephen.

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