Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote : > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 03:42:43PM +0100, Rémi Després > <remi.despres@xxxxxxx> wrote a message of 49 lines which said: > >> A similar result could be achieved if resolvers, when they have to >> get a name for an IPv6 address having a privacy ID, instead of >> having no chance to get any name, would replace this ID by an >> agreed standard value for which there is a PTR RR. > > It seems a good idea. Thanks. > RFC 1101 is probably the right basis for such a feature (which does > not exist today). So, the roadmap is: > > * write a RFC 1101bis, mostly to introduce IPv6 support * convince > the resolver's authors to use it (it requires code on their side) Assuming that a RFC would describe the mechanism (1101bis or another) and that such a standard value would be found, I believe resolver developpers shouldn't be too reluctant to add this in a next release (full upward compatibility). NB: unless there are objections I don't know, the value could simply be 0:0:0:0, to mean "unknown IID". Could we discuss all this in Philadelphia? RD _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf