28 Nov
1995
28 Nov
'95
6:12 a.m.
If we were to seriously adopt the strategy of forwarding even when the destination appears down, it would be necessary to support this in the routing protocols to insure loop avoidance. This is not out of the realm of theoretical possibility. However, we're NOT there today.
Good thing too. Sounds like one of the worst ideas you've had in a very long time. Thank you, I'm honored. Just in case anyone else is equally confused, I certainly don't advocate that as a solution. It is, however, certainly one point in the solution space. Tony