Re: protocol-22 comments

[Hallvard B Furuseth <h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no>]

Kurt D. Zeilenga writes:
>At 03:40 AM 3/13/2004, Hallvard B Furuseth wrote:

>> I just noticed an error in 4.1.10 (Referral):
>> 
>>>   The referral result code indicates that the contacted server does not 
>>>   hold the target entry of the request.
>> 
>> I suggest:
>> 
>>    A referral indicates that the contacted server cannot perform the
>>    operation, but one or more other servers can.
>
> Right, referrals are be returned when the server chooses to
> refer the operation to another server.

s/cannot/cannot or will not/ in my suggestion?
Then server A can refer to B and C, and the client chooses B which
refers to A and C, so the client detects a loop and gives up even though
C might be willing to perform the operation.  Whether we add "cannot or
will not" or not, maybe the text should alert implementors to this
possibility.

-- 
Hallvard