> From: "David R. Conrad" <david(_dot_)conrad(_at_)nominum(_dot_)com>
> IPv6 does not solve the need to renumber if you change providers ...
> Until that issue is addressed, there will be NATs. Even for v6.
Oh, I can't resist:
It's completely appalling that when I move to a new house, my street address
changes. It's such a hassle; I have to tell all my friends to update their
address books, get new business cards, etc, etc, etc. Why do I have to change
street addresses just because I moved? Can't ICANN^H^H^H^H^H the US Post
Office fix this? No? Well, clearly they are in the pay of some evil nasty
multi-nationals (or they *are* an evil, nasty multi-national). I demand a
Congressional hearing at once! It's all a US Government plot to shaft the rest
of the world! The UN needs to look into this!
</Rant>
As long as IPv6 has only one namespace to say *who* you are, as well as
*where* you are, your address will change when you change providers. As the
old hackers say, "That's not a bug, that's a feature."
Noel