Re: AgentX WG: New work items or close?

>>>>> On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 00:55:50 -0500 , "Natale, Robert C (Bob)" <[email protected]> said:

Robert> With the advancement of the AgentX specs to Draft Standard
Robert> status some time ago, we now need to decide whether we want to
Robert> take on any new work items as an WG or ask the IESG to close
Robert> the WG until the time comes to review the specs'
Robert> qualifications for Full Standard status.

Hi Bob,

I do think that a few things have surfaced over our course of using it
that would be nice if they were worked out.  Unfortunately, of course,
I don't remember what they all are on the top of my head.

The majority have centered around mibs that I'd liked to see possible
to be implemented within a subagent but aren't possible due to their
need for security credentials, etc.  (things like most of the DISMAN
mibs, the snmpconf PM MIB, etc).  Other problems have been centered
around the fact that it is not possible to query the master agent from
the subagent at all, which causes problems in a few cases that I also
don't remember off the top of my head.

I'll try and come up with a more complete and better specified list
when I get the chance.

Robert> - Mechanisms for supporting the SNMPv3
Robert> security features in AgentX...this has
Robert> been discussed on the list in the past
Robert> under the "security credentials" and
Robert> "isAccessAllowed()" threads.

Which would help one of the problems mentioned above.

Robert> I have bcc:'d the "AgentPP" and "NET-SNMP" lists on this
Robert> notice since they have more AgentX traffic than this list -- a
Robert> good thing at this point! -- but please post all responses
Robert> back to this list alias only.

The net-snmp lists by default don't allow bcc's, so I just approved
your note a few seconds ago.  Dave Shield and John Naylon are two of
our core AgentX developers, as you might know, are not available this
week but hopefully they'll be back next week and might have further
thoughts.

-- 
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will
 insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."   -- Terry Pratchett