----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Whittle" <rw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "IETF Discussion Mailing List" <ietf@xxxxxxxx> Cc: "Ran Atkinson" <rja.lists@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 5:42 AM > Short version: Ran objects to some things I wrote about his ILNP > protocol - which was chosen in preference to the LISP > protocol, IRON, Ivip and many others by the IRTF > Routing Research Group co-chairs as their recommended > scalable routing protocol for further IETF development > (RFC-6115). > > However, he does not mention what statements he > disagrees with. He simply refers readers to a bunch of > papers and some Internet Drafts at his site. > > Below is a list of things I wrote about ILNP and why I > wrote them. > > Hi Ran, > > In the thread "Re: The death John McCarthy - LISP, HIP & GSE" you wrote: > > > Gentle Folks, > > > > Robin Whittle either hasn't read the ILNP documents > > and published papers or he hasn't understood them. > > His characterisation of ILNP on this list is > > not correct in a wide range of dimensions. Folks > > who want to learn more about ILNP might consider > > starting at this web site: > > <http://ilnp.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk> > > > > I'm not a LISP or HIP expert or spokesperson, > > but I also doubt that his characterisations > > of LISP or HIP are correct. > > > > Yours, > > > > Ran > > This is all very broad-brush, as if you are too busy to help IETF list > people understand exactly which statements about ILNP you dispute. > Likewise you don't help the readers by directing them to any particular > documents at your site. I recall that many of your messages to the IRTF > Routing Research Group list were of a similar form. Robin Leopards do not change their spots; they just lie in wait on branches above your path waiting to leap down and devour you:-) Tom Petch Assiduous follower of all things RRG <SNIP> <SNIP> <SNIP> _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf