RE: Concensus Call on Urgent Pointer

["Douglas Otis" <dotis@sanlight.net>]

Scott,

I thought I would add to your instructions...

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Doug



> > As this is not within the IPS charter, details being discussed
> > here even for changes found compatible if viewed at the wire should be
> > tasked to the group responsible for TCP.
>
> not just "on the wire" but anything which proposes to modify TCP behavior
> or even "just" assumes a non-standard TCP behavior must be discussed on
> the end-to-end-interest list (there is no speciic current
> working group that deals with TCP but the end-to-end-interest list is the
> traditional place to talk about TCP
>
> We have asked the WG chairs to put together a clear message to
> post to that list to start the discussion
>
> the list subscription is end2end-interest-request@isi.edu
>
> note: the transport ADs and the IESG are unlikely to accept a
> proposal that
> assumes an unproven TCP behavior without strong acceptance from
> the community that has been watching over TCP for years.  The
> end2end-interest mailing list is the right way to engage that community.
>
> Scott & Allison
>