Francis Dupont wrote:
> 
>  In your previous mail you wrote:
> 
>    It frustrated me a great deal that IPv6-in-IPv4 tunneling with the same
>    protocol number 41 could be used for various things:
> 
>    1. configured tunneling
> 
>    2. automatic tunneling
>     2.1 automatic tunneling with compatible addresses
>     2.2 6to4
>     2.3 ISATAP
>     (more to come?)
> 
> => oh, you forgot 6over4 !
> 
In any case, I think the reusability of type 41 is a feature, not a bug. It means we
only have to persuade ISPs and corporate security people to open up one IPv4 protocol
type to enable all forms of 6in4 tunnels.

   Brian
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