Re: SMTP option for DHCPv6

IMHO, this is an entirely inappropriate use of DHCP.  Mail submission  
should not be dependent on, or constrained by. network topology.  The  
existing DHCPv4 option should be deprecated or at least discouraged.

Keith

On May 27, 2005, at 5:04 AM, Cristian Cadar wrote:

>
> Dear all,
>
> I was asked by the IETF DHC members to post this question here asking
> for your opinion. I have recently submitted an IETF draft on SMTP  
> option
> for DHCPv6 protocol suite and presented my draft
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-cadar-dhc-dhcpv6-opt- 
> smtp-00.t
> xt during the last IETF meeting.
> There is already a standardized SMTP option for DHCPv4. My question  
> is:
> Do you know any implementation where SMTP option is used by  
> somebody for
> delegating IPv4 SMTP server addresses to the clients? do you think  
> that
> the SMTP option for DHCPv6 will be used in the future by the email
> clients?
>
> Thank you in advance
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Cristian Cadar
> NEC Europe Ltd.
>
>
>