>> A good friend likes to use an anecdote about ignoring advice. >> At the top of Yosemite Falls, there a sign that says: "Do not >> go beyond this point or YOU WILL DIE" (by falling 3000ft to >> the base of the falls below). Sadly, many people have done >> just that. Its not about laws; its about common sense. > Saying something is default is like saying "You shouldn't go beyond this > point because there is a possibility of a life threatening situation".
Yes, and that's advice enough for host implementations to not go off and shoot themselves in the foot. > Saying "this MUST not be done" is like saying "Do not go beyond this point > or YOU WILL DIE". No, because that would prevent a host implementation that truly does have better information (e.g., knowledge that an on-link neighbor is sitting in a fixed equipment rack and plugged into the same physical cable) from realizing a safe optimization. Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Int-area mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area
