Re: [sunset4] Mandating use of IPv6 in examples

I strongly agree with the idea.

It should be noted it is as quick to type
2001:db8::1 as
192.168.1.1 is, but longer than
10.1.1.1 is.

On another hand, the shortest IPv4 address is
1.1.1.1 whereas IPv6 is 1::1.

Alex

Le 06/04/2016 13:53, Andrei Robachevsky a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> I recently submitted an I-D
> draft-robachevsky-mandating-use-of-ipv6-examples-00.txt, mandating use
> of IPv6 in examples in RFCs.
>
> I was reading some pretty recent drafts and noticed that authors
> continue using IPv4 in their examples. This is probably more convenient,
> but is not really forward thinking. Also, the prevalence of IPv6
> examples will send a strong message that IPv4 is essentially a legacy
> protocol.
>
> I wonder if this WG is interested in progressing this document as a WG
> item.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrei
>
>
>> Name:		draft-robachevsky-mandating-use-of-ipv6-examples
>> Revision:	00
>> Title:		Mandating use of IPv6 in examples
>> Document date:	2016-03-21
>> Group:		Individual Submission
>> Pages:		3
>> URL:            https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-robachevsky-mandating-use-of-ipv6-examples-00.txt
>> Status:         https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-robachevsky-mandating-use-of-ipv6-examples/
>> Htmlized:       https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-robachevsky-mandating-use-of-ipv6-examples-00
>>
>>
>> Abstract:
>>     IPv6 is a successor of the legacy IPv4 protocol.  This document
>>     mandates use of IPv6 in examples provided in RFCs.
>
>
>
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