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

Nathan Lutchansky <lutchann@litech.org> Thu, 07 June 2001 06:45 UTC

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Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 02:43:51 -0400
From: Nathan Lutchansky <lutchann@litech.org>
To: Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>
cc: Marc Blanchet <Marc.Blanchet@viagenie.qc.ca>, ngtrans mailing list <ngtrans@sunroof.eng.sun.com>
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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On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Keith Moore wrote:

> > I would like to suggest to Marc to remove any reference to test networks in
> > a future -01 draft.
>
> I concur, and I would like to further suggest that the next draft
> specifically state that these addresses are not intended for testing
> or for operational networks, and referring the reader who wants
> test or private network addresses to itojun's document.

I also concur, and I would like to even further suggest that the next
draft state that anyone writing documentation or manuals that contain
these addresses in examples should explicitly state in their documents
that these addresses are not to be used, even for testing, and that any
device configured to use these addresses should be considered
non-functional.  -Nathan

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