RE: Status of the WG

[Andy Bierman <abierman@cisco.com>]

At 05:03 PM 2/13/2003 -0500, Dinakaran Joseph wrote:
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>Andy Bierman > Keep in mind that the decision to abandon SMIv3 (and EOS)
>Andy Bierman > sends a clear message to vendors and customers that SNMP
>Andy Bierman > technology has reached its peak. What we have now is
>Andy Bierman > as good as its ever going to get.  Those that are happy
>Andy Bierman > with SNMPv3/SMIv2 will continue to use it.  Those looking
>Andy Bierman > for something better will accelerate their efforts to
>Andy Bierman > transition to something else.
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>I think we should try not to couple SMIv3 and EOS. Some of the enhancements
>that EOS (Wes's draft) is proposing can be implemented rather easily and
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>greatly benefit customers.

The statements above represent my opinion.  Others can decide 
for themselves what benefits can be realized from various
proposals.  BTW, I was assuming EOS would be shut down,
which is what the AD has suggested in a recent email. If
that happens, no new version of SNMP will be standardized.


>Dinakaran.

Andy