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From: rick@uunet.UU.NET (Rick Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Van Jacobson's version of SLIP with header compression...
Summary: slip specs
Message-ID: <57039@uunet.UU.NET>
Date: 7 Jun 89 04:41:20 GMT
References: <295@larouch.UUCP> <879@mtxinu.UUCP>
Organization: UUNET Communications Services, Falls Church, VA
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Sorry, but the "SLIP Spec" hasn't changed since 1984. It works
and is widely implemented.

The IETF Point-to-Point-Protocol committee (who seem to be trying to
break the OSI lack-of-speed records for protocol specifications) are
doing a totally different protocol that will also run on serial lines.

The big question is which will happen first:

	1) The entire internet converts from TCP/IP to OSI protocols

	2) The PPP committee releases an RFC so the various vendors
		can implement a compatible framing protocol for
		serial lines.

They should have been finished at LEAST a year ago. Its not that
complex an issue.

--rick