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Re: [v6ops] I-D Action: draft-ietf-v6ops-host-addr-availability-02.txt

David Farmer <farmer@umn.edu> Tue, 03 November 2015 00:15 UTC

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To: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se>, Havard Eidnes <he@uninett.no>
From: David Farmer <farmer@umn.edu>
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On 11/2/15 18:02 , Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Nov 2015, Havard Eidnes wrote:
>
>> Therefore I'm suggesting the more unambigious "shorter/longer prefix"
>> as preferable.
>
> I did some research, so perhaps we can take inspiration from:
>
> https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2317.txt
>
> "One of the problems encountered when assigning a longer prefix (less
>     address space) is that"
>
> ... and then use shorter/longer throughout the document? Just to give an
> introduction to the reader who might not be 100% sure what "longer
> prefix" means?
>
> ... and I guess I just need to figure out some rule of thumb for myself
> to remember what shorter/longer means.

I've thought all along longer/shorter is the right way to go.  But 
adding a parenthetical on the first use of longer and shorter, doesn't 
seem to be asking too much and would seem to add some clarity. So +1.

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