Re: iSCSI: Some proposed vendor-specific (X-) keys

[Luben Tuikov <luben@splentec.com>]

pat_thaler@agilent.com wrote:
> 
> Luben,
> 
> An IETF standard is suppose to produce interoperability. Therefore, when
> there is a MAY in the standard, it should be because each side can choose
> either option and they will interoperate independent of which they choose.
> For example:
> 
> "iSCSI targets and initiators MUST support at least one TCP connection
> and MAY support several connections in a session."
> A device that supports only one connection per session will interoperate
> (over one connection) to a device that supports multiple connections.

Pat, please read carefully my reply to Paul.

"a target MAY close the connection or may offer
 its own acceptable values"
and
"receiving non-offered value is a protocol error"

doesn't interoperate.

-- 
Luben