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[IPv6]Re: [v6ops] Re: Re: Re: New draft: "The IPv6 Loopback Address Prefix"

Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@sandelman.ca> Mon, 23 February 2026 06:35 UTC

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There was a good talk at FOSDEM26:
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/QCSKWL-firefox-local-network-access/
(thanks to PW for forwarding this around)

This relates to to cited:
  https://wicg.github.io/local-network-access/#ip-address-space-section

and I think it is unwise to make this problem harder.

I don't think we need any loopback addresses in any area other than where
this document proposes to put them.

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Michael Richardson <mcr+IETF@sandelman.ca>   . o O ( IPv6 IøT consulting )
           Sandelman Software Works Inc, Ottawa and Worldwide

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