[Ietf-not43] oss implementation release
Andrew Newton
anewton@verisignlabs.com
Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:10:36 -0800
Ted Hardie wrote:
>
> I'm a little uneasy with this answer. If we say the service
> operator's participation in the query distribution is a matter of
> policy, but the protocol must be capable of distributing queries, I
> think we run the risk of saying servers must know the policies of
> other servers to whom they distribute queries.
I don't agree with this sequence of logic, but...
> It seems to me that we could say something more like the follow:
>
> The protocol must be capable of distributing queries among the
> participants in an established mesh of CRISP service operators. It is
> not a requirement that the CRISP protocol enable the discovery of
> service operators, but the CRISP protocol should be able to
> intelligently handle distribution within its established mesh.
> Individual service operators will respond to all queries received
> according to their policies for authentication, privacy, and
> performance.
...I do agree with this language.
-andy