* Michael Stone: >>Classful addressing is still part of many user interfaces, for >>instance Cisco's IOS. It's not just that the CLI accepts it, it's >>also the standard[*] output format (that is, "192.0.2.0" instead of >>"192.0.2.0/24"; if no prefix length is given, the one based on the >>class is used). > > Again, is this at all ambiguous *in the context of a host IP*? (IOW, > if I say that I recieved an IP packet from 10.0.0.1, are you really > going to ask me to clarify the netmask?) Hmm. It's an argument for a separate CIDR type, not against a host type. I agree that a host type would be helpful. I currently use check constraints to ensure no one accidentally stores data of the wrong type, which is not ideal (space is not a main concern at this point). -- Florian Weimer <fweimer@xxxxxx> BFK edv-consulting GmbH http://www.bfk.de/ Kriegsstraße 100 tel: +49-721-96201-1 D-76133 Karlsruhe fax: +49-721-96201-99 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
