Re: bin/57736: rtsold(8) compat man page is both imprecise and unhelpful

[Havard Eidnes <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/57736; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Havard Eidnes <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, martin%duskware.de@localhost
Cc: netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: bin/57736: rtsold(8) compat man page is both imprecise and
 unhelpful
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:18:12 +0100 (CET)

 >  On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 09:10:01AM +0000, he%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
 >  > 	2. "To quietly send a router solicitation message:" Why on
 >  > 	   earth would one want to do that?!?  "Quietly" means no
 >  > 	   debug output is provided, and "send ..." implies that such
 >  > 	   a message is just sent, but does *not* imply any processing
 >  > 	   of any returned message.  Or is this just clumsily or
 >  > 	   imprecisely worded?
 >
 >  I need this in one of my setups. I have fixed prefixes and adresses,=
 
 >  but the (stupid, provider enforced) external router will not route
 >  traffic to additional prefixes unless I ask it for a prefix delegati=
 on
 >  first. I know the answer (it is all fixed) and don't do anything wit=
 h the
 >  result.
 
 You're perhaps alluding to it, but let me expicitly suggest that
 this is perhaps a somewhat "fringe" use case?
 
 >  Not sure if this should or need to be part of this man page,
 >  just noting that there are cases to use something similar.
 
 I would not have anything aginst the use case being documented as
 long as the more "common" use cases are covered.
 
 Regards,
 
 - H=E5vard