Re: (ngtrans) Re: pTLA 3FFE:FFF0::/28 for test & example use per draft-blanchet-ipngwg-testadd-00.txt, closes 20Jun01

Marc Blanchet <Marc.Blanchet@viagenie.qc.ca> Thu, 07 June 2001 03:47 UTC

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Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 23:16:06 -0400
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From: Marc Blanchet <Marc.Blanchet@viagenie.qc.ca>
Subject: Re: (ngtrans) Re: pTLA 3FFE:FFF0::/28 for test & example use per draft-blanchet-ipngwg-testadd-00.txt, closes 20Jun01
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At/À 12:00 2001-06-07 +0900, itojun@iijlab.net you wrote/vous écriviez:
>         (moved from 6bone mailing list to ngtrans, as the email talks 
> about the
>         draft)
>
> >6bone folk,
> >You can see from the email exchange below, and the draft at:
> ><http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-blanchet-ipngwg-testadd-00. 
> txt>
> >"Abstract To reduce the likelihood of conflict and confusion, an IPv6
> >prefix is reserved for use in private testing or as examples in other RFCs,
> >documentation, and the like. Since site local addresses have special
> >meaning in IPv6, these cannot be used in many example situations and are
> >confusing. Instead, an IPv6 prefix is reserved in the range of the test
> >address space."
>
>         we have to make it VERY sure that the purpose of the block
>         (3ffe:fff0::/28) is different from RFC1918 private address space.

this is a very valid point.

>         i hope that 01 draft to have more warnings to make it clearer.

is adding a warning in the document sufficient? Can we do something else?

Marc.


>itojun