RE: IP version-independent app development guidelines?

["Bound, Jim" <Jim.Bound@hp.com>]

ack.
thanks
/jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pekka Savola [mailto:pekkas@netcore.fi] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:06 AM
> To: Bound, Jim
> Cc: v6ops@ops.ietf.org
> Subject: RE: IP version-independent app development guidelines?
> 
> 
> 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-trans
> > it
> > 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
> > 
> > 
> 
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> Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
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