Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] submitting new dissectors

[Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>]

alok wrote:

> What is the typical procedure to submit new dissectors? Simply post the 
> source back to the list?

Yes.

> Also, in case a particular dissector follows the draft implementation 
> but not the RFC implementation,

I assume that there isn't already a dissector for the RFC version of the 
protocol (if there is, unless the versions are radically different, they 
should be in the same dissector, with a preference to select the version 
- and even if they're radically different, there should be a single 
dissector routine that just calls different routines for the different 
versions based on a preference).

> (the Tag numbers etc being different in 
> the draft), would it be fine to put back the source to the list?

Yes, as long as there's a comment indicating that it's for a draft 
version.  (It'd be even better if a dissector were submitted that 
handles both the draft and RFC versions, with a preference setting to 
select the version.)