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pekkas@netcore.fi (Pekka Savola)
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bmanning@karoshi.com, brad.knowles@skynet.be (Brad Knowles), itojun@itojun.org (Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino), Mohsen.Souissi@nic.fr, dnsop@cafax.se, ngtrans@sunroof.eng.sun.com
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bmanning@karoshi.com
Date:
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:08:12 +0000 (UCT)
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<Pine.LNX.4.44.0207150950460.32571-100000@netcore.fi> from "Pekka Savola" at Jul 15, 2002 09:53:44 AM
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Subject:
Re: RFC 1886 Interop Tests & Results
Bing! Relevent section. Nothing in ip6.arpa unless managed by the RIRs. 3ffe not managed by RIRs, no ip6.arpa, 2002 not managed by RIRs, no ip6.arpa..... :) Prudent apps writers might want to see what is actually, operationaly deployed before truncating working delegations. ... YMMV > > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 bmanning@karoshi.com wrote: > > > I seem to recall there was some Best Current Practises about this 11 > > > months ago. > > > > > > > ip6.arpa is fine for 2001:0:: but not for -anythhing- > > else. You might want to re-read the BCP. :) > > You're probably referring to the IANA considerations: > > --8<-- > 3. IANA Considerations > > This memo requests that the IANA delegate the IP6.ARPA domain > following instructions to be provided by the IAB. Names within this > zone are to be further delegated to the regional IP registries in > accordance with the delegation of IPv6 address space to those > registries. The names allocated should be hierarchic in accordance > with the address space assignment. > --8<-- > > Nothing else seems to match. The second sentence is probably relevant > here. > > How should an application writer know there are hidden messages in the BCP > ("don't delegate to 6bone, make ip6.arpa useless")? > > As 6bone have been delegated IPv6 address space, I think this could very > well be interpreted to include them too. > > -- > Pekka Savola "Tell me of difficulties surmounted, > Netcore Oy not those you stumble over and fall" > Systems. Networks. Security. -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords >