RE: CPIM changes

Following Mr. Crocker's advice, then - is there anyone out there who cannot
live without loop detection in impp-im-00?

Jon Peterson
NeuStar, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Crocker [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:04 AM
> To: Peterson, Jon
> Cc: '[email protected]'
> Subject: Re: CPIM changes
> 
> 
> Jon,
> 
> Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 1:13:42 AM, you wrote:
> Jon> It makes me kind of uncomfortable as well - the real 
> issue is whether or not
> Jon> the gateway specification should be capable of mandating that any
> Jon> CPIM-compliant protocol carries particular attributes 
> with particular
> Jon> syntactic properties
> 
> This highlights why a gateway protocol -- especially one that wishes to
> allow existing systems to connect -- must specify only what is essential.
> It must diligently avoid specifying anything that is merely 'nice'.
> 
> So we should ask the question: Can basic IM or Pres work without a loop
> suppression mechanism defined in the standard.
> 
> The answer is yes.  Email has worked without a standardized mechanism for
30
> years.
> 
> d/
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