Re: An IPv6 address for new cars in 3 years?

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () cs columbia edu>]

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:31:51 +0000 (GMT)
"Chris L. Morrow" <christopher.morrow () verizonbusiness com> wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007, Paul Ferguson wrote:
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> > - -- "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <ops.lists () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > > On 6/29/07, Rich Emmings <rich () nic umass edu> wrote:
> > > > Topicality: Looks like someone, somewhere intends to be live
> > > > with IPv6 in 3-5 years. Off Topic: The privacy and security
> > > > ramifications boggle the mind....
> > >
> > > Fully mobile, high speed botnets?
> >
> > *bing*
>
> I can't help it:
>
> "If a bot-car is headed north on I-75 at 73 miles per hour for 3 hours
> and a bot-truck is headed west on I-90 at 67 miles per hour, how long
> until they are 129 miles apart?"
Hmm -- I was going to say 127.1 miles apart, but that's not a v6
address...  1918 miles apart?


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb