Re: v6ops minutes ietf #62

[Alain Durand <alain@tycool.net>]

On Apr 8, 2005, at 4:36 PM, Baker Fred wrote:

> Status and going forward with IPv6-on-by-Default work, 5-10 mins, 
> Chairs/Savola
>  - draft-ietf-v6ops-v6onbydefault-03.txt
>  - draft-ietf-v6ops-onlinkassumption-02.txt
>  - GOAL: discuss the options how to move forward
>
> Pekka Savola presented work relating to the "on-link assumption" and 
> "on by default" work. This addresses a fundamental flaw in DNS lookup 
> mechanisms, that have implementations try with IPv6  before attempting 
> with IPv4. A key issue with this document is that it discusses work in 
> progress, making that work normative for it. The documents were 
> resubmitted removing those references, and the working groups were 
> asked to light a fire under their proposed solutions.
>
> The on-link assumption draft will be published with 
> draft-ietf-ipv6-rfc2461bis, which removes that assumption.

draft-ietf-ipv6-rfc2461bis remove the on-link assumption text but does 
not provide the rationale
for the change.

	- Alain.