To:
Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>
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From:
JINMEI Tatuya / $B?@L@C#:H(B
<jinmei@isl.rdc.toshiba.co.jp>
Date:
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 14:58:09 +0900
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Subject:
Re: dnsop-ipv6-dns-issues-02
>>>>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 01:06:53 +0200 (EET), >>>>> Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi> said: >> >> in the end of the talk (hum), you left one option out - icmp6 node >> >> information query. >> >Reverse DNS for link-local addresses is an issue, but orthogonal to the >> >problem on the table. >> >> you can use icmp6 node information query for global address (and site- >> local if you want to) as well. what are you trying to mean? > Sorry, I should have said s/link-local addresses/link-local nodes/, typo. > Most traffic is not on the local link, rather connecting to service X over > the Internet. Node information queries are not useful except on the local > link. > Why not? One could consider why the mechanism is still "stuck" in the > IESG. I totally agree with not publishing ICMP NI as long as it can be > (ab)used to query off-link nodes. You are apparently saying that the reason for the NI spec being pending in the IESG queue is that it can be abused for off-link nodes. Is my understanding correct? If so, could you give me a pointer, please? I do not remember the exact reason, actually. JINMEI, Tatuya Communication Platform Lab. Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corp. jinmei@isl.rdc.toshiba.co.jp #---------------------------------------------------------------------- # To unsubscribe, send a message to <dnsop-request@cafax.se>.