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Megan Hammar gan at hammar.net
Fri Aug 17 18:16:23 UTC 2001


> 
> I agree that the handling the "size" of things in terms of resources and
> convergence etc is becoming (or is) more and more a problem. Since size is a
> problem, reducing size could be a solution, or at least reduce the problem
> as such. Currently, the description seems very focussed on this. I wonder
> whether there should not be more room left open for different solutions,
> that e.g. handle "size" differently, or converge in another way, etc.
> Reducing size is a solution, but probably not the only one. Also given that
> routing tables keep growing, we may end up at the same or bigger size anyway
> ... (even when reducing them now). 
> cheers,
> 	Eduard

yes but the other options are more long term solutions which is not really the focus of ptomaine 
as I understand it.  The idea is to get us as far as we can on what we have until the something better
other groups are working on can be implemented...ie up to 5 years.

-Megan



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