> What's the point of sending A=1 with a prefix length that's not 64?

It's a matter of principle.

It's none of the router's business to guess which prefix lengths the hosts
know how to use for autoconfiguration.  The router is saying "I've
allocated this prefix for you, kind hosts, and I really don't mind if you
use it for autoconfiguration", and it's the hosts' business to decide what
to do with the available prefixes.

Think of it as pushing as many policy decisions to the hosts as possible,
as a matter of principle.

-- Juliusz

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