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[sig-ipv6] Re: (ngtrans) Fw: [apnic-announce] IPv6 Policy DocumentRevision
- To: Daniel Karrenberg <Daniel.Karrenberg@ripe.net>
- Subject: [sig-ipv6] Re: (ngtrans) Fw: [apnic-announce] IPv6 Policy DocumentRevision
- From: Brian E Carpenter <brian@hursley.ibm.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:37:51 -0500
- Cc: Joao Luis Silva Damas <joao@ripe.net>, Stephen Burley <stephenb@uk.uu.net>, Kazu@venus.Sun.COM, Yamamoto@venus.Sun.COM, ipng@sunroof.eng.sun.com, ngtrans@sunroof.eng.sun.com, arano@byd.ocn.ad.jp, sig-ipv6@apnic.net, mir@ripe.net, ipv6-wg@ripe.net, richardj@arin.net
- Organization: IBM
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Daniel Karrenberg wrote:
>
> At 06:59 PM 7/10/00, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> >Of course we should talk, the next opportunity is the Pittsburgh IETF.
> >
> >However, let's be careful about deducing general policy from what today's
> >ISPs believe, based on IPv4 experience. Things are truly different
> >in IPv6.
> >
> > Brian
>
> Brian,
>
> we - the RIRs - are in no position to tell the ISPs that they are stupid and
> that they "don't understand". I think even the mighty IAB should be a little
> careful before going that route; it is the ISPs, after all, who convert
> integers to address space by routing traffic based on it.
>
> Policies will change as we go along and all those involved understand more and
> get more comfortable with things.
Indeed, my words that you quote were written to avoid insulting the ISP's
intelligence and experience... but IPv6 is truly different.
Brian
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