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Re: site-local != NAT

2003-04-29 21:47:20
 > The address *is* a valid identifier in the IP architecture.

   Er, um, well of an interface maybe. But what you
   really want is a host identifier, which is the source
   of lots of trouble...

it is well-understood and generally agreed that the overloading of IP 
IP addresses to be both host identifers and location identifers
causes some trouble.  what is less well-understood is how much trouble
the alternatives cause - either lack of a suitable endpoint identifier,
or the trouble associated with providing suitable endpoint identifiers.

Keith



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