Subject: [dhcwg] Review of DHCPv4 Implementation Issues

From: "Barr Hibbs" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 12:50:36 -0800

One of the work items adopted by the DHC Working Group at IETF-55 in Atlanta
was a review of what I'll generically call "implementation issues" faced by
implementors of DHCP clients, servers, and relay agents.

The purpose of this review is to identify areas of the protocol that were:

	1.  not well-specified
	2.  described in a less-than-clear way
	3.  had dubious value or harmful side-effects
	4.  conflicted with other RFCs
	5.  internally inconsistent, that is, conflicted with
	    other sections of the specification
	6.  "difficult" to implement or test for interoperability
	7.  not implemented because of external policies
	8.  "seemed like a good idea" at the time, but are now
	    considered unnecessary, redundant, or wrong

I'm calling on all implementors, developers, and designers to offer their
observations, comments, wishes, anecdotes, and observations so that we may
create a list of problem areas that need resolution before submitting the
RFC for consideration as a full Internet Standard.

Even typographical errors, grammatical mistakes, and organizational issues
are fair game for this purpose.

Thanks in advance for your help.

--Barr

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