SM,
Are you suggesting that we don't address the problem because the code is too complex to touch?
Ron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> SM
> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 1:00 AM
> To: ietf@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Last Call: <draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-chain-08.txt>
> (Implications of Oversized IPv6 Header Chains) to Proposed Standard
>
> At 11:55 02-10-2013, The IESG wrote:
> >The IESG has received a request from the IPv6 Maintenance WG (6man) to
> >consider the following document:
> >- 'Implications of Oversized IPv6 Header Chains'
> > <draft-ietf-6man-oversized-header-chain-08.txt> as Proposed
> Standard
> >
> >The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits
> >final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the
>
> This document intends to update the IPv6 specification. I looked into
> some code (host) which would be affected by the RFC 2119 requirement in
> Section 5. The code is complex as it is. I am not sure whether the
> requirement can be implemented without too much difficulty. I have not
> looked into the code which processes inbound packets.
>
> Regards,
> -sm
>
>
>