Re: I-D.ietf-v6ops-cpe-simple-security-09

james woodyatt <jhw@apple.com> Sun, 21 March 2010 20:34 UTC

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From: james woodyatt <jhw@apple.com>
To: Mark Townsley <townsley@cisco.com>
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Subject: Re: I-D.ietf-v6ops-cpe-simple-security-09
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:29:50 -0700
Cc: Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>, Gert Doering <gert@space.net>, IPv6 Operations <v6ops@ops.ietf.org>
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On Mar 21, 2010, at 12:18, Mark Townsley <townsley@cisco.com> wrote:
> On 3/21/10 6:29 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
>>
>>
>> So, I'm wondering what's really wrong with:
>>
>>   REC-41  Gateways MUST provide an easily selected configuration  
>> option
>>       that permits operation in a mode that forwards all unsolicited
>>       flows regardless of forwarding direction.
>>
> The problem is the default, which is not to permit this.
>>


That problem is inherited from RFC 4864, which this draft is not  
intended to reverse.

-jhw

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