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Re: quietly....


From: Jack Bates <jbates () brightok net>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:38:43 -0600



On 2/15/2011 11:28 AM, David Israel wrote:
They don't want the protocol tied to how things work today; it needs to
be open to innovation and variety. And part of that is that an address
needs to be just an address, with no other significance other than being
unique and routable.  The moment an address has any significance beyond
the network layer, it's a liability waiting to happen.

+1

The rare exception being multicast. :)


Jack


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