IETF Logo Mail Archive

Re: problem statement [was Re: New Version Notification for draft-hinden-ipv4flag-00.txt]

Simon Hobson <linux@thehobsons.co.uk> Sun, 19 November 2017 21:06 UTC

Return-Path: <linux@thehobsons.co.uk>
X-Original-To: ipv6@ietfa.amsl.com
Delivered-To: ipv6@ietfa.amsl.com
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C74041241F5 for <ipv6@ietfa.amsl.com>; Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:06:17 -0800 (PST)
X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at amsl.com
X-Spam-Flag: NO
X-Spam-Score: -1.9
X-Spam-Level:
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_00=-1.9] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no
Received: from mail.ietf.org ([4.31.198.44]) by localhost (ietfa.amsl.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 3O0p4-ofbpN3 for <ipv6@ietfa.amsl.com>; Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:06:16 -0800 (PST)
Received: from patsy.thehobsons.co.uk (ruthandcrusoe.plus.com [81.174.150.186]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4C8F5124319 for <ipv6@ietf.org>; Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:06:16 -0800 (PST)
X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at patsy.thehobsons.co.uk
Received: from simons-macbookpro.lan (unknown [80.229.10.150]) by patsy.thehobsons.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 815E21BC37 for <ipv6@ietf.org>; Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:05:27 +0000 (UTC)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\))
Subject: Re: problem statement [was Re: New Version Notification for draft-hinden-ipv4flag-00.txt]
From: Simon Hobson <linux@thehobsons.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <3d606744-a2b6-e310-da5e-39f46c21e5a7@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:05:15 +0000
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Message-Id: <1BDF79E1-788D-42B7-AC0D-A9253C3E7130@thehobsons.co.uk>
References: <151090059151.22321.3357672601322845792.idtracker@ietfa.amsl.com> <E838C63E-7612-4AA4-9375-854C184D699E@gmail.com> <CAFU7BAQKoWPcEFQZgU3k_d0gUL4en6d2pyNq1V4RMNZ6HrSG8w@mail.gmail.com> <649be36e-5006-7688-448f-bc2794d6a39c@gmail.com> <CAKD1Yr3WC+vwL_=0PeiJ_D85NqFVTCkb8c83x-ZtGhAbSELGMA@mail.gmail.com> <5A119443.2030108@foobar.org> <3d606744-a2b6-e310-da5e-39f46c21e5a7@gmail.com>
To: IETF IPv6 Mailing List <ipv6@ietf.org>
X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510)
Archived-At: <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ipv6/Yje-wiq70IXVN57rB1RfXH83WL8>
X-BeenThere: ipv6@ietf.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22
Precedence: list
List-Id: "IPv6 Maintenance Working Group \(6man\)" <ipv6.ietf.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/options/ipv6>, <mailto:ipv6-request@ietf.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/ipv6/>
List-Post: <mailto:ipv6@ietf.org>
List-Help: <mailto:ipv6-request@ietf.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6>, <mailto:ipv6-request@ietf.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:06:18 -0000

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Also, the whole internet isn't a mobile phone network, and what might be
>> relevant or appropriate on a cell network might not be in any way
>> relevant to another type of network.  
> 
> My phone has been instructed to prefer WiFi when there is a choice.

I think you've missed the point. Yes, there's a lot of phones around, but there are laptops, desktops, embedded systems, thermostats, doorbells/locks, ..... So it's not about whether a phone uses the mobile network or WiFi, it's about all those other devices that aren't mobile phones connected to networks that aren't mobile phone networks.

v2.23.0 | Report a Bug | By Email