XML-based management does not have to be better than SNMP at handling operator requirements. It merely has to be comparable.you are correct only if you don't care if it is ignored and not used. randy -- to unsubscribe send a message to xmlconf-request@ops.ietf.org with the word 'unsubscribe' in a single line as the message text body. archive: <http://ops.ietf.org/lists/xmlconf/>