Re: draft-ops-endpoint-mib-06.txt example syntax?

[Juergen Schoenwaelder <schoenw@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de>]

>>>>> Keith McCloghrie writes:

Keith> Almost - I agree with what you have written, but I would like
Keith> to add two things:

Keith> 1. it would be bad to require not-accessible objects to be
Keith> present in an OBJECT-GROUP (obviously that would break current
Keith> implementations).

we both agree

Keith> 2. it would be good if it were not purely optional for
Keith> not-accessible objects to be present in an OBJECT-GROUP, i.e.,
Keith> to have some guidelines by which MIB writers could decide
Keith> whether to include them or not.  Something like include it in
Keith> an OBJECT-GROUP only when there is a specific reason to do so,
Keith> and otherwise advise against.  The only current reason is to
Keith> allow its syntax to be refiend, but other reasons might be
Keith> defined in the future.

yep

/js

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