Re: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-midcom-semantics-08.txt

Hi,

This new version of the MIDCOM semantics addresses some issues brought up 
during IESG review:

1. "Type of middlebox" changed to a flag-type capability (see Section 2.1.6)

2. In Section 2.3.5 changed direction of flow semantics. Was TCP SYN flag 
set only and is now SYN flag set and ACK flag not set.

3. Changed domain names used in the examples to example.org

4. Clarified Terminology on IPSec/TLS usage throughout document

5. Changed in Section 7 the last paragraph to
"Therefore, this document addresses the UNSAF considerations in
 [RFC3424] by proposing a longterm alternative solution."

6. In Section 6 security considerations:
   Added text about SIP early media and resulting wildcarding.

7 editorial changes and spelling

Regards,

  Martin

--On Donnerstag, 17. Juni 2004 11:20 Uhr -0400 [email protected] 
wrote:

| A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts
| directories. This draft is a work item of the Middlebox Communication
| Working Group of the IETF.
|
| 	Title		: MIDCOM Protocol Semantics
| 	Author(s)	: M. Stiemerling, et al.
| 	Filename	: draft-ietf-midcom-semantics-08.txt
| 	Pages		: 65
| 	Date		: 2004-6-17
| 	
| This memo specifies semantics for a Middlebox Communication (MIDCOM)
| protocol to be used by MIDCOM agents for interacting with
| middleboxes, such as firewalls and NATs.  The semantics discussion
| does not include any specification of a concrete syntax or a
| transport protocol.  However, a concrete protocol is expected to
| implement the specified semantics or - more probably - a superset of
| it.  The MIDCOM protocol semantics is derived from the MIDCOM
| requirements, from the MIDCOM framework, and from working group
| decisions.
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