Dear all, On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 10:12:49AM -0800, The IESG wrote: > The IESG has received a request from the IPv6 Operations WG (v6ops) to > consider the following document: - 'Operational Implications of IPv6 Packets > with Extension Headers' > <draft-ietf-v6ops-ipv6-ehs-packet-drops-05.txt> as Informational RFC > > The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final > comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the > last-call@xxxxxxxx mailing lists by 2021-02-25. Exceptionally, comments may > be sent to iesg@xxxxxxxx instead. In either case, please retain the beginning > of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. > > Abstract > > This document summarizes the operational implications of IPv6 > extension headers specified in the IPv6 protocol specification > (RFC8200), and attempts to analyze reasons why packets with IPv6 > extension headers are often dropped in the public Internet. > > The file can be obtained via > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-v6ops-ipv6-ehs-packet-drops/ I've read the document and think it ready to be published as-is. This looks like a reasonable description of an actual real-life problems. Computer protocols like IP have to be able to securely function inside finite-sized data processors in the physical world. Kind regards, Job -- last-call mailing list last-call@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/last-call
