Keith,

> The alternative that I proposed to IESG and to the chairs (and never received 
> any feedback about) was to reclassify 6to4 as Experimental.   Experimental 
> seems completely appropriate for a protocol that is useful, but only in 
> corner cases.  And I think it's also appropriate and useful to try to learn 
> from the experience with 6to4, even if we realize that 6to4 will never be a 
> generally applicable IPv6 transition solution again.
> 
> And maybe, just maybe, Experimental will be enough of a "slap" at 6to4 to 
> mollify the "kill it yesterday" crowd.  For one thing, it clearly indicates 
> that 6to4 is no longer a standard.
> 
> But in order to quieten down the discussion here, I suggest that people reply 
> to me privately if they can't live with this.   If I get lots of those 
> replies, I'll know that it's not worth pursuing.

"Experimental" is certainly better than:
 - nothing
 - spending months on hold as appeals are processed.

cheers,
Ole
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