On Nov 29, 2011 9:46 PM, "Mark Andrews" <marka@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> In message <m2r50q42nn.wl%randy@xxxxxxx>, Randy Bush writes:
> > > skype etc. will learn. This does prevent the breakage it just makes
> > > it more controlled. What's the bet Skype has a patched released
> > > within a week of this being made available?
> >
> > cool. then, by that logic, let's use 240/4. the apps will patch within
> > a week. ok, maybe two.
>
> 240/4 is not treated as unicast / routable by many OS.
>
Necessity is the mother of invention. There was already an assumption that patches will be made for draft-weil, 240/4 will cut deeper for sure.
Truth told, I only started ipv6 pushing after my 240/4 efforts proved fruitless with the ietf and my vendors.
I hope the networks supporting draft-weil can turn that same corner.
Cb
> > i will spare you cites to the measurements of patch installation, or
> > lack thereof.
>
> Skype, by default, will tell you when there is a patch available.
> Also if you don't patch you are not in a worse position than you
> will be when your ISP starts to hand you ambigious addresses that
> are not identified as such.
>
> What we do in is a way for the customers to request non-ambigious
> addresses in response to DHCP/PPP etc. requests along side this
> allocation and for the return address to be properly annotated.
>
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