Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:22:39 -0800
From: Brian E Carpenter <notifications@github.com>
Reply-To: quicwg/base-drafts
 <reply+0166e4ab81150476bff461d9825ea5bcb2da35a9af01ad5f92cf00000001185dddff92a169ce17e0dd5b@reply.github.com>
To: quicwg/base-drafts <base-drafts@noreply.github.com>
Cc: Subscribed <subscribed@noreply.github.com>
Message-ID: <quicwg/base-drafts/issues/2348/456176501@github.com>
In-Reply-To: <quicwg/base-drafts/issues/2348@github.com>
References: <quicwg/base-drafts/issues/2348@github.com>
Subject: Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Specify IPv6 flow label for QUIC (#2348)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
 boundary="--==_mimepart_5c461bff1622d_38593f94a76d45b84529a1";
 charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Precedence: list
Archived-At: <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/quic-issues/j26nXuc-7rz37lRmnvxMwchkz2c>


----==_mimepart_5c461bff1622d_38593f94a76d45b84529a1
Content-Type: text/plain;
 charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Not only are there in theory no IPv6 NATs, but as a consequence their behaviour is not specified - in particular, whether they should copy the flow label. By analogy with what [RFC 6437](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6437) says about firewalls, they might regenerate the flow label.

-- 
You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub:
https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/issues/2348#issuecomment-456176501
----==_mimepart_5c461bff1622d_38593f94a76d45b84529a1
Content-Type: text/html;
 charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<p>Not only are there in theory no IPv6 NATs, but as a consequence their =
behaviour is not specified - in particular, whether they should copy the =
flow label. By analogy with what <a href=3D"https://tools.ietf.org/html/r=
fc6437" rel=3D"nofollow">RFC 6437</a> says about firewalls, they might re=
generate the flow label.</p>

<p style=3D"font-size:small;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;color:#666;">&m=
dash;<br />You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thre=
ad.<br />Reply to this email directly, <a href=3D"https://github.com/quic=
wg/base-drafts/issues/2348#issuecomment-456176501">view it on GitHub</a>,=
 or <a href=3D"https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AWbkqw4N=
iHjnzl1IbprviMghLp47Irghks5vFhN_gaJpZM4aHaIS">mute the thread</a>.<img sr=
c=3D"https://github.com/notifications/beacon/AWbkqzYTmCiN446H7zp4QPIJAv39=
u8Ayks5vFhN_gaJpZM4aHaIS.gif" height=3D"1" width=3D"1" alt=3D"" /></p>
<script type=3D"application/json" data-scope=3D"inboxmarkup">{"api_versio=
n":"1.0","publisher":{"api_key":"05dde50f1d1a384dd78767c55493e4bb","name"=
:"GitHub"},"entity":{"external_key":"github/quicwg/base-drafts","title":"=
quicwg/base-drafts","subtitle":"GitHub repository","main_image_url":"http=
s://github.githubassets.com/images/email/message_cards/header.png","avata=
r_image_url":"https://github.githubassets.com/images/email/message_cards/=
avatar.png","action":{"name":"Open in GitHub","url":"https://github.com/q=
uicwg/base-drafts"}},"updates":{"snippets":[{"icon":"PERSON","message":"@=
becarpenter in #2348: Not only are there in theory no IPv6 NATs, but as a=
 consequence their behaviour is not specified - in particular, whether th=
ey should copy the flow label. By analogy with what [RFC 6437](https://to=
ols.ietf.org/html/rfc6437) says about firewalls, they might regenerate th=
e flow label."}],"action":{"name":"View Issue","url":"https://github.com/=
quicwg/base-drafts/issues/2348#issuecomment-456176501"}}}</script>
<script type=3D"application/ld+json">[
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "EmailMessage",
"potentialAction": {
"@type": "ViewAction",
"target": "https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/issues/2348#issuecomment=
-456176501",
"url": "https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/issues/2348#issuecomment-45=
6176501",
"name": "View Issue"
},
"description": "View this Issue on GitHub",
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "GitHub",
"url": "https://github.com"
}
}
]</script>=

----==_mimepart_5c461bff1622d_38593f94a76d45b84529a1--