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

itojun@iijlab.net Thu, 07 June 2001 03:00 UTC

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Subject: (ngtrans) Re: pTLA 3FFE:FFF0::/28 for test & example use per draft-blanchet-ipngwg-testadd-00.txt, closes 20Jun01
From: itojun@iijlab.net
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 12:00:02 +0900
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	(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.
	i hope that 01 draft to have more warnings to make it clearer.

itojun