On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 07:30:43PM +0300, Petri Helenius wrote: > Garrett Wollman wrote: > > ><<On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:57:14 +0200, Waldemar Kornewald > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > >>Yes, something in that direction, plus: protocols: > >>IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, ICMP, IPX, etc. > >>Just about everything as modules. > > > >It is not generally regarded as a good idea to make artificial > >boundaries between (e.g.) IP and TCP. > > > However from the success of the OSI/IP and related (CLNS, TP4, etc) > protocols it can said that it's a good way to fail.
It's important to make a distinction between specification and implementation. Protocols should be designed and defined with clear boundaries between layers, but protocol handlers need not, and often should not, be implemented that way. -- Barney Wolff http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
