Extracted from a message sent to the IESG on November 22, 1996 from Dan Scheinman Chief Corporate Counsel Cisco Systems, Inc. ====================================================================== IGRP is a proprietary protocol of Cisco, and Cisco believes at this time, that the proposed submission violates Cisco's rights in the protocol and in the trademark. Therefore, Cisco believes the internet draft should not be published. Cisco's practice has been and continues to be that it will openly and fairly license its technology through its IOS software. However, Cisco cannot endorse this action. If you have any questions, please contact Stu Phillips (stu@cisco.com), Vice President, Central Engineering.