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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: Problem with use of NotUnderstood in negotiationsThis new rule is not necessary. Sec. 4.2 says: The constants None, Reject, Irrelevant, and NotUnderstood
In the situation you describe, the sender will be expecting
The receiver does not understand "keyB", and so responds with
To the sender, this appears to be the start of negotiating a
But, this is not a valid use of the value "NotUnderstood",
So, the new rule of not-responding to keys with the value
Bart. -----Original Message-----
I encountered a problem with how draft 15 specifies using NotUnderstood as
Yes, well-behaved negotiators won't offer a key they don't understand. But
I propose we change the text to: Any key not understood by the acceptor may be ignored by the acceptor
Note: I can easily see closing the connection with an error in the above
Thoughts? Take care, Bill
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