> 
> Steve McCanne told me that the only up-to-date version of this code is
> what's in the BSDI kernel.  Needless to say, this irks me; traditionally
> basic Internet protocols were developed on free (or nearly free) systems
> and the code was made available to everyone.
Actually the most recent stuff is still patches to SunOS 4.x.y . I wonder
if we can get the LBL folks using NetBSD/Sparc.

> 
> Anyway, I don't have time to deal with this mess.  If you want to find a
> semi-recent version of the code and integrate it, go right ahead.
> 
As far as I know the "latest" version (not experimental) was in pre-4.4lite
NetBSD. There has been some discussion about porting the 3.2b experimental
mrouting code, but the 2.2 is the most recent.

The previous NetBSD version was the current implementation that is used
for quasi-production in the MBONE. Merging this in is probably the best
thing to do at this point.

> Even better, the latest code I can find on ftp.ee.lbl.gov has UCB
> copyright notices, with smaller SCCS ids.
> 
> So which of the following am I supposed to believe?
> 
> 1) Someone screwed up; the code wasn't actually checked into 4.4.
Most likely. The mrouting code in 4.4 is junk.

> 
> 2) The SCCS ids are way out of date; lots of work has been done on the
> code without updating them.  (i.e.  Someone screwed up.)
There is a "produciton" version usually with the 2.x stamp on it and
an "experimental" version with 3.x on it.

> 
> 3) The code you say is missing was intentionally removed.
> 
> This looks like a real mess.  Someone who is familiar with the exact
> protocols that were and are in use should sort it out.

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