Hi - > From: "Fleischman, Eric" <eric.fleischman@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: "David Harrington" <ietfdbh@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 5:41 PM > Subject: RE: Best practice for data encoding? > > Let's not forget that the "S" in SNMP stands for "simple". "Simple" is a > relative term. In this case, SNMP is simple when compared to CMIP We implemented both protocols. The core protocol engine for SNMP ended up being larger and more complex than that for CMIP. The complexity of GetNext, along with OID mangling, accounted for much of the difference. The "S" in SNMP was half marketing and half politics, and had very little to do with actual implementation or use. Randy _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf