On Fri, 06 Aug 1999 14:54:13 +0100, Philip Hazel wrote:
> I disagree. From RFC 1413:
>
> The Identification Protocol was formerly called the Authentication
> Server Protocol. It has been renamed to better reflect its function.
Cool. I've regarded RFC1700 as authoritative because it has no "Updated
by" / "Obsoleted by" references. I don't have a problem changing my
perspective on this one because...
> There was a flame war at the time, I seem to recall, because this
> protocol really does *not* authenticate in any sense of the word.
I agree with this and have the same trouble explaining this to people as
you seme to. :-)
Later,
Sheldon.
