Re: Requirements for Content Distribution

[Stephen Thomas <stephen.thomas@transnexus.com>]

Just in case there is any confusion...

At 03:59 PM 2001-01-15 -0500, Oliver Spatscheck wrote:
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>I think if we state the expectation of those three systems more clearly a lot
>of your comments will be answered. As Mark pointed out there is an effort
>under way to have such documents available by the end of the week.

The internet draft that I sent to the list was (intended as ;^) the first 
cut at one of the three documents Oliver mentions. There are only two more 
documents expected (request-routing and accounting). If there are those 
that feel the distribution requirements weren't abstract enough, 
alternative formulations are solicited.

FWIW, my focus was indeed to document requirements for a distribution 
protocol. It was specifically not to document requirements for a 
distribution system. That's why the draft is mostly about the type of 
information that the protocol must exchange. (That, along with performance 
constraints, is how I view protocol requirements.)

I do think it is a good idea to see what how the other requirements drafts 
look before reaching too many conclusions. So, although I'll gladly 
participate in any discussion of distribution requirements, my tendency is 
not to drive to consensus yet on the outstanding issues.

Stephen