BGP noise tonight? (fwd)

Tue Oct 9 17:30:34 UTC 2001

On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Jared Mauch wrote:
> > Should someone think about possibly updating the RFC?
>
> 	you are stuck in the situation that operators are faced in deciding
> what software to run on their network.  if the internet-draft is updated
> you still need vendors to change their behavior and people to upgrade.

I agree, it is only one step on a long road.  But you have to take
the first step, if nothing else, so when a "new" vendor releases a
product it won't include the old behavior.  Or at least, an officially
revised RFC gives customers another stick to beat their vendor.