Re: Introducing draft-6man-addresspartnaming

Scott Schmit <i.grok@comcast.net> Fri, 15 April 2011 00:17 UTC

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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:17:13 -0400
From: Scott Schmit <i.grok@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Introducing draft-6man-addresspartnaming
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On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 01:58:43PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> On 04/14/2011 13:23, Richard Hartmann wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >after renaming to draft-hartmann-6man-addresspartnaming, I am still
> >waiting for feedback.
> >
> >
> >I am not sure how the exact procedures are: Does lack of feedback mean
> >people are mostly OK with this or that no one cares?
> 
> To be painfully honest, most likely the latter, sorry. I've never
> had a problem with "field" as the description, and have never been
> confused because that's not a unique term. I agree with Karl that
> hextet is right out. I actually like the term quibble, because of
> (rather than in spite of) its alternate meaning, given how
> contentious various elements of v6 design have been, and continue to
> be. (It also rhymes with nibble.)

I happen to agree. I don't see the point. After all, what are the
numbers between the dots in IPv4 addresses called?

-- 
Scott Schmit