Re: Loops (RE: CPIM changes)

Dave Crocker <[email protected]> Thu, 14 Nov 2002 01:12:40 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.impp
Organization TribalWise
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Jon,

Thursday, November 14, 2002, 12:39:43 AM, you wrote:
Jon> ... but I think we already dictate quite a bit (all of the attributes and
Jon> operations in impp-im-00), and in fact we -must- guarantee a certain level
Jon> of commonality if any gatewaying is to be possible - this is really a
Jon> question of whether or not we consider loop detection to be a 'core'
Jon> function that we must dictate.

can it work without it?  the answer is yes.  so it's not core.

is loop detection extremely helpful?  the answer is also yes.  but helpful
is not the same as core.

d/
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