@techreport{ietf-tcpimpl-needdoc-00, number = {draft-ietf-tcpimpl-needdoc-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tcpimpl-needdoc/00/}, author = {Dr. Vern Paxson and Mark Allman}, title = {{TCP Implementation Problems That Need To Be Documented}}, pagetotal = 5, year = 1998, month = mar, day = 12, abstract = {The TCP-IMPL working group has documented a number of TCP implementation problems {[}PADHV98{]}. However, a significant number still have not been fully described and documented in the form used in {[}PADHV98{]}. This memo briefly describes a number of these, including commentary as to the authors' opinions regarding the importance of documenting the problem. This memo is *not* intended to ever see light as an RFC of some form; its sole function is to facilitate working group discussion of which problems are more pressing to document than others, and to aid in arriving at a decision as to when {[}PADHV98{]} will be sufficiently complete to merit its publication as an Informational RFC. We divide the descriptions into ''serious'' problems, meaning those we think should be included in {[}PADHV98{]} prior to its publication; ''security'' problems, which might not be viewed as implementation problems per se, but represent significant security problems of which TCP implementors should be aware; and ''less serious'' problems, those that, if the working group fails to find volunteers to document them, should not hold up {[}PADHV98{]}. It might be worthwhile to separate the security problems out into their own document. We particularly solicit working group input on this subject.}, }