Re: a radical proposal (Re: protocols that don't meet the need...)

["william(at)elan.net" <william () elan net>]

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, David Meyer wrote:

>         One of the first things I ever learned from Yakov (at the
>         first IETF I ever attended):
>
>           "Addressing can follow topology or topology can follow
>            addressing. Choose one."

So which one was it when you guys were developing ipv6 in late 1990s?

(or more correctly which one did you think you were doing because I
think its still up for debates considering PI allocation issues, etc)

>         He has since pointed out that this may not be strictly
>         true when considering VPN technologies.
>
>         Dave