[Ietf-not43] oss implementation release

[Leslie Daigle]

I'm not proposing anything -- I am making an observation
on the state of my own thinking, and attempting to elaborate
it in sufficiently detail so that others might decide whether
they agree or disagree.

Specific comment below:

Ted Hardie wrote:
> It is currently in the requirements, section 4.2. and 4.3:
> 
> 4.2 Referrals
> 
>    To distribute queries for search continuations and to issue entity
>    references, the service MUST provide a referral mechanism.
> 
> 4.3 Common Referral Mechanism
> 
>    To distribute queries for search continuation and to issue entity
>    refences, the service MUST define a common referral scheme and
>    syntax.
> 
> I assume that defining a common referral scheme and syntax is part of
> the protocol work on our plate.  Are you proposing we strike these
> requirements?

Any protocol that meets the requirements must have the
ability to support some form of a common referral scheme and
syntax.

At issue is the *semantics*.  When does a server generate
a referral?

Leslie.


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