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Re: draft-ietf-v6ops-6to4-to-historic (yet again)

2011-07-25 16:50:09
 Likewise, operators will decide whether/when 6-to-4 relays will be removed 
from their networks.

This is, of course, an undeniable statement of fact (as it is for any other 
feature
of the Internet). However, it needs to be made clear that doing so *prematurely*
would penalise existing successful users of those relays, and therefore it 
should
only be done when there is no successful traffic through them. Which is when any
operator would remove them anyway.

Therefore, I don't see much value in this statement, and possible harm to users.
The ways to avoid such harm as far as possible are already in the RFC Editor
queue.

Regards
   Brian Carpenter

On 2011-07-26 02:30, Ronald Bonica wrote:
Folks,

After some discussion, the IESG is attempting to determine whether there is 
IETF consensus to do the following:

- add a new section to draft-ietf-v6ops-6to4-to-historic
- publish draft-ietf-v6ops-6to4-to-historic as INFORMATIONAL

draft-ietf-v6ops-6to4-to-historic will obsolete RFCs 3056 and 3068 and 
convert their status to HISTORIC. It will also contain a new section 
describing what it means for RFCs 3056 and 3068 to be classified as HISTORIC. 
The new section will say that:

- 6-to-4 should not be configured by default on any implementation (hosts, 
cpe routers, other)
- vendors will decide whether/when 6-to-4 will be removed from 
implementations. Likewise, operators will decide whether/when 6-to-4 relays 
will be removed from their networks. The status of RFCs 3056 and 3068 should 
not be interpreted as a recommendation to remove 6-to-4 at any particular 
time.


draft-ietf-v6ops-6to4-to-historic will not update RFC 2026. While it 
clarifies the meaning of "HISTORIC" in this particular case, it does not set 
a precedent for any future case.

Please post your views on this course of action by August 8, 2011.


                                                                   Ron Bonica
                                                                   <speaking 
as OPS Area AD>
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