Re: RFC-1148/2: Why is the gateway table mandatory?

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2 total messages Started by Steve Kille Tue, 26 Feb 1991 15:20

#123

Author: Steve Kille
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 1991 15:20

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I will try to make this clear in the revised 1148.  If you are not happy
with my text, we can continue the discussion then.


Steve

 >From:  harald.alvestrand@no.sintef.elab-runit
 >To:    ifip-gtwy@no.sintef.elab-runit
 >Subject: RFC-1148/2: Why is the gateway table mandatory?
 >Date:  26 Feb 91 12:16:19 GMT

 >Steve,
 >as the guru among the experts, could YOU give an explanation of why the
 >gateway table you propose will be mandatory rather than advisory?
 >That is, can you give at least one case where a gateway, connected to the
 >interconnected part of the Internet, will not be able to forward a message
 >in the correct direction when the gateway table is not present?

 >This message was POSTED - I will enjoy waiting for it to arrive in my
 >mailbox...


 >                   Harald Tveit Alvestrand
 >Harald.Alvestrand@elab-runit.sintef.no
 >C=no;PRMD=uninett;O=sintef;OU=elab-runit;S=alvestrand;G=harald
 >+47 7 59 70 94

When does the RFC text come?

#126

Author: harald.alvestrand
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 1991 09:15

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Steve,

In article <1728.667581072@UK.AC.UCL.CS>, S.Kille@cs.ucl.ac.UK (Steve
Kille) writes:
|> I will try to make this clear in the revised 1148.  If you are not happy
|> with my text, we can continue the discussion then.
|>

Can you post a date for when the preliminary draft of this text is ready,
so that I can get my digs in before you cast it in concrete?

I am more or less convinced on the gateway table issue (that thing about
the UK policy routing to Canada did it), but there might be others....


                   Harald Tveit Alvestrand
Harald.Alvestrand@elab-runit.sintef.no
C=no;PRMD=uninett;O=sintef;OU=elab-runit;S=alvestrand;G=harald
+47 7 59 70 94

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