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Re: IPv6: Past mistakes repeated?

2000-04-25 11:10:02


Anthony Atkielski wrote:

I agree! Why create a finite anything when an infinite
possibility exists?

Exactly.  If you designed an open-ended protocol, you're far less likely to
ever have to rewrite it.

PS - that's what we have version numbers for.

Open-ended can sometimes mean "you never know when you're exercising
(exorcising) new code" too.

Joe