>>> Except there really is no vendor lock anymore. It is >>> possible to automate the entire renumbering process. If >>> there are spots where it is not automated then they should >>> be found and fixed. >>> >> It's not possible to automatically renumber firewall configurations in >> different administration domains (quite deliberately so), and you >> can't take your mail reputation with you (at least not completely). >> > > Actually it is. You just are not willing to do it. It is > 100% possible to do this automatically. It just requires > the chains of trust to be setup. > you seem to be thinking that this is a purely technical problem. it's not. and there are valid reasons for keeping humans in the loop, and slowing things down, when trust is involved. Keith _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf