Iljitsch,
At 03:53 AM 03/19/2005, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
I think it's important to spell out that IPv4-mapped addresses aren't being deprecated, along with a reference to where they're defined.
I am reluctant to have the text describing the IPv4 Mapped addresses say they are "not deprecated" because I think it is best to specify what is deprecated instead of what is not deprecated. For example, we only say Site-Local is deprecated, we don't say that Link-Local is not deprecated, etc., etc.
I can make the IPv4-compatible text clearer about what is being deprecated.
Current text:
The first termed an "IPv4-compatible IPv6 address" was defined to assist in IPv6 transition. These addresses are now deprecated because the current IPv6 transition mechanisms no longer use them.
Proposed text:
The first termed an "IPv4-compatible IPv6 address" was defined to assist in IPv6 transition. The "IPv4-compatible IPv6 address" are now deprecated because the current IPv6 transition mechanisms no longer use them.
Is that OK?
The IPv4-mapped address are defined in the IPv6 Address Architecture (i.e., in this document) so adding a reference would be problematic :-)
Bob
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