thanks Paul. OK. I would not use it to alter the boundaries imposed by
scoped site architecture which is a good set of boundaries. I may have used
the hammer to avoid 2 faced DNS though. Seems like now I should not do
that.
/jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Paul Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday,March 07,2001 5:34 PM
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> Subject: Re: Question on scopes involving IPv6 addresses
>
>
>
>
> > I interpret the spec completely different than you and
> discussing it now
> is
> > a waste of both our time and the mail list. Also this
> should have nothing
> > to do with link local.
> >
> > Paul can you shed some light on this conversation as Robert
> and I see your
> > draft solving different problems : thanks...........
> >
>
> I don't undestand the first thing about scoped addresses. Robert's
> interpretation is correct. All my draft says is that a site
> can reduce the
> probability of prefix collisions with other sites by
> unilaterally sticking a
> random number in the "zeros" field. In no way does it intend
> to change the
> semantics or handling of the site local address (with the
> exception that it
> reduces the frequency of renumbering events and/or allows two sites to
> interconnect more easily).
>
> Having said that, it is a well-known fact that if an IETFian
> finds a hammer
> lying on the gound, he/she will use it to do almost anything,
> except perhaps
> hammer nails. So I suppose there is some danger in making
> site-locals near
> unique.
>
> PF
>
> ps. Dupont's comments (can't call him Francis, can I...sort
> of a scoping
> problem) that this is Christian's idea not mine is 100% true.
>
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