Re: Index values of zero

[Randy Presuhn <rpresuhn@dorothy.bmc.com>]

Hi -

> Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:04:31 -0800 (PST)
> From: "C. M. Heard" <heard@pobox.com>
> To: "Mreview (E-mail)" <mreview@ops.ietf.org>
> Subject: Re: Index values of zero
> In-Reply-To: <7D5D48D2CAA3D84C813F5B154F43B15583D7A5@nl0006exch001u.nl.lucent.com>
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10212291159550.26846-100000@shell4.bayarea.net>
...
>    The above is a direct translation of the INDEX rules in RFC 2578
>    Section 7.7 up to and including bullet (1).  Although not forbidden
>    by RFC 2578,  using objects of type Gauge32 in an INDEX clause is NOT
>    RECOMMENDED under these guidelines.
...

What is so dangerous about the use of Gauge32 as an
index that it should warrant a "NOT RECOMMENDED"?

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