RE: FCP over IP item on the agenda

[julian_satran@il.ibm.com]

David,

I am even more confused. I  assumed that you want to talk about FCP over IP
as FCP
has something to do with storage - but FC over IP has not and is handled
elewhere.

And if this created confusion I appologize.
FC over IP - what does have to do with our charter?

Julo

Black_David@emc.com on 20/07/2000 00:37:28

Please respond to Black_David@emc.com

To:   Julian Satran/Haifa/IBM@IBMIL, jtoigo@intnet.net
cc:   ips@ece.cmu.edu
Subject:  RE: FCP over IP item on the agenda




> In fact I DO NOT WANT FCP to e discussed AT ALL during the limited time
> we have.

For the record:
- I have not seen any proposal to discuss FCP or FCP over IP at the
     ips meeting in Pittsburgh.
- Jon William Toigo's statement that "EMC" "proposed" "a debate or
     discussion of FCP over IP" is simply not true.  I believe that this
     confusion stems from Julian's original misuse of "FCP", which
     has now been repeated in a rather unfortunate fashion.
     Misstatements like this have the potential to cause serious
     problems.  Could everyone please be careful about this sort
     of thing?

> But the new WG chairmenn  David Black (EMC) and Steve Belovin (AT&T)
> suggested we do on their draft agenda and that generated my answer.
> I still think it is a very bad idea.

I believe that this is about the following item on the drafty draft agenda:

     Fibre Channel over IP (? tentative ?)

Julian's request to remove it is noted.

Thanks,
--David

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