Re: Signaling MIB - Draft 3 - Last Call - Default values

Hi -

> From: "David De Reu" <[email protected]>
> To: "IPCDN Mailing List" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 8:39 AM
> Subject: [ipcdn] Signaling MIB - Draft 3 - Last Call - Default values
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> For a number of objects, the MIB does not specify default values. To my
> knowledge, it was the intention of the document to let the MTA vendor
> choose and implement reasonable default values in these cases. As
> proposed, I will try to suggest wording to add to the description text
> to make this more clear.
...

But this is exactly what DEFVAL means.  RFC 2578 clause 7.9 says:

   The DEFVAL clause, which need not be present, defines an acceptable
   default value which may be used at the discretion of an agent when an
   object instance is created.  That is, the value is a "hint" to
   implementors.

Randy