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To: Philip Hazel <ph10@cus.cam.ac.uk>
Cc: <dnsop@cafax.se>
From: Régis Desmeules <Regis.Desmeules@viagenie.qc.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:01:38 -0500
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.33.0201231028280.25735-100000@virgo.cus.cam.ac.uk>
Sender: owner-dnsop@cafax.se
Subject: Re: draft-ietf-dnsop-dontpublish-unreachable-02.txt

Philip,

>On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 itojun@iijlab.net wrote:
>
>>       hello, i guess the document should be updated to either:
>>       - cover IPv6 addresses as well, as IPv6 scoped addresses share
>>         the same problem as IPv4 private addresses
>
>I did intend the general principles stated in the document to be
>applicable to both IPv4 and IPv6. But as I'm not an expert in IPv6, 

It's another good point, for many people IPv6 is a new protocol meaning other basic topics like representations of  IPv6 addresses should be also considered.  

>I
>didn't put in any specific considerations. There is in fact only one
>reference to IPv6:
>
>   The loopback addresses (127.0.0.1 for IPv4 and ::1 for IPv6) are...
>
>>       a very rough draft for IPv6 counterpart is attached.  please let me
>>       know if you want to integrate two it one, or want to handle them
>>       separately.
>
>If other people on this list think it is a good idea, I will be happy to
>take your draft and integrate it a new section entitled "IPv6
>considerations".

If you're interested, I can write as co-author with you the IPv6 considerations part of the proposed draft. 

Regards
Régis

>-- 
>Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
>ph10@cus.cam.ac.uk      Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.

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