Re: [Netconf] xml start directive with ssh

[Martin Bjorklund <mbj at tail-f.com>]

Andy Bierman <andy at netconfcentral.com> wrote:
> Kent Watsen wrote:
> > 
> > Wes Hardaker wrote:
> >> I do agree that it would be a much cleaner service if we stop trying to
> >> do the odd protocol mashing.  If a bis is ever done I agree it should be
> >> dropped.
> > 
> > I don't see anything from this thread in the bis, should it be added now?

This would be 4742bis, which we're not doing now.

> > Also, is the consensus that the xml start directive MUST proceed <hello> and
> > MAY proceed <rpc>, <rpc-reply>, and <notification>?
> > 
> 
> good catch -- probably a bug.

Hmm... where?

> It makes no sense to deviate from XML 1.0
> anywhere in the NETCONF protocol.  The XMLDecl
> in the prolog is optional, so NETCONF is wrong.

We added the current clarification to 4741bis-01, section 3:

   A NETCONF message MAY begin with an XML declaration (see section 2.8
   of [1]).

which is consistent with XML.


/martin