Re: review draft-ietf-snmpv3-coex-v2-02.txt

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Harrie Hazewinkel wrote:
> The above two paragraphs make it look like the 'readOnly' error exists,
> but may never be used. Maybe it maybe used for SNMPv3.

The first part is right but not the second.  'readOnly' was defined in
RFC 1157 but there is no place in the SNMPv1 protocol spec where its
use is called for.  This is a well-known bug in SNMPv1.

> > 2.1.  MIB Modules
> >
> >    MIB modules defined using the SMIv1 may continue to be used with
> >    protocol versions which use SNMPv2 PDUs.  However, for the MIB
>                                                              ^^^^^^^
> suggested change into 'the SMIv1 MIB', since this section is
> SMIv1 to SMIv2 translation. (This could be used in more places later on.)
> 
> >    modules to conform to the SMIv2, the following changes SHALL be made:

The proposed revision does not sound right to my ear since the MIB modules
that result from the changes are no longer SMIv1 MIB modules.

//cmh