On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Michel Py wrote:
> > If there is widespread deployment of systems with site-local only
> > addresses, this will in turn drive the creation of ipv6 NAT
> > specifically to give them external connectivity..
> 
> That looks like a solution without a problem. To give these hosts
> connectivity you just have both the site-local and the global address.
> Since NAT would not bring anything to the table why implement it in the
> first place?

To give folks that think IPv4 private addresses provide security 
(especially wrt. incoming connections) a smooth transition path to IPv6 
and "warm fuzzy feeling".

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                   not those you stumble over and fall"
Systems. Networks. Security.  -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords

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