RE: IP version-independent app development guidelines?

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>]

On Wed, 28 May 2003, Bound, Jim wrote:
> I think this is useful to pursue as work and agree with Eva's caveats
> from that mail.
> Richard Stevens book is in process of update too fyi.

Ok.

>  Just lets not use
> this to reopen that which has been decided in base and advanced api
> documents though, as those are being used today now widely.  but how to
> use them operationally.  this should not be standards track work either.

Agree on all points.

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pekka Savola [mailto:pekkas@netcore.fi] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:47 PM
> > To: v6ops@ops.ietf.org
> > Subject: IP version-independent app development guidelines?
> > 
> > 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > It seems that one of the charter items of this working group:
> > 
> > 3. Publish Informational RFCs that help application developers
> >   (within and outside the IETF) understand how to develop IP
> >   version-independent applications.  Work with the Applications
> >   area, and other areas, to ensure that these documents answer
> >   the real-world concerns of application developers.  This
> >   includes helping to identify IPv4 dependencies in existing
> >   IETF application protocols and working with other areas and/or
> >   groups within the IETF to resolve them.
> > 
> > has seen little progress.
> > 
> > Thus, we'd like to solicit input on opinions how to proceed 
> > in this area.
> > 
> > At least one related individual submission exists in addition to some 
> > outside-of-the-IETF documentation:
> > 
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-shin-v6ops-application-transit
> ion-00.txt
> 
>  - do you feel this effort is something that we should be working on?
>  - is this specific draft a good starting point for that work?
>  - do you have ideas for other approaches which might be more 
> suitable (in replacement or in addition to it)?
> 
> Obviously the abovementioned draft needs more work if the approach
> should be pursued, but it would be nice to get a feel of the working
> group where we should go first.
> 
> Thanks for your comments.
> 
> Pekka, Margaret & Bob
> 
> 

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings