[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