> -----Original Message----- > From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Eric > Burger > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:37 AM > To: hector > Cc: IETF discussion list > Subject: Re: 2119bis > > I would offer this highlights the problem with today's SHOULD. Some > think SHOULD means something is OK to implement, but life does not end > if you do not do it. Others think SHOULD means something HAS to be > implemented, unless the environment indicates the protocol will not > work in some corner case.
On the other hand, given the current SHOULD definition in RFC2119, I'm at a loss to understand how one could reasonably come to other than the second interpretation you give here. It's fairly explicit to me. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
