Egads. This list is still talking about the Identity Problem (i.e.,
that IP addresses are semantically overloaded in that they
simultaneously indicate (network interface) routing topology and
(node) identity). I just can't believe how we can continually talk
about this problem and then not embrace solutions to it such as Bob
Moskowitz's HIP (Host Identity Payload).
HIP only solves part of the problem. It lets you use something besides
an address as a host identity, but it doesn't provide any way of mapping
between that identity and an address where you can reach the host.
Keith