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Re: a radical proposal (Re: protocols that don't meet the need...)

  • From: william(at)elan.net
  • Date: Thu Feb 16 14:25:14 2006

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, David Meyer wrote:

	One of the first things I ever learned from Yakov (at the
	first IETF I ever attended):

	  "Addressing can follow topology or topology can follow
	   addressing. Choose one."
So which one was it when you guys were developing ipv6 in late 1990s?

(or more correctly which one did you think you were doing because I
think its still up for debates considering PI allocation issues, etc)

	He has since pointed out that this may not be strictly
	true when considering VPN technologies.

	Dave