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Re: comments on jfk and ikev2 drafts

To: Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>, "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com>
Subject: Re: comments on jfk and ikev2 drafts
From: "Valery Smyslov" <svan@trustworks.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:58:55 +0300
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On 10 Dec 01, at 11:05, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:

> In message <200112100418.fBA4Itr01852@marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>, Michael
>  Richardson writes:
> 
> >6.    what is a "ukases" in section 2.5 paragraph 3?
> >
> 
> From www.m-w.com:
> 
>    Main Entry: ukase   
>    Pronunciation: yŲ-'kAs, -'kAz, 'yŲ-"; Ų-'kÄz
>    Function: noun
>    Etymology: French & Russian; French, from Russian ukaz, from ukazat' to
>    show, order; akin to Old Church Slavonic u- away, Latin au-, Sanskrit ava-
>    and to Old Church Slavonic kazati to show
>    Date: 1729
>    1 : a proclamation by a Russian emperor or government having the force of
>    law
>    2 : EDICT 
>    
> We had definition 2 in mind....

Funny enough, but even being a native russian-speaking, I didn't 
understand this word either untill your explaination :-)

In Russian it is rather unusual word for the context it has been used 
in. Probably it's better to change it to eliminate confusion.

Best regards,
Valery Smyslov.

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