On Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at 01:13 PM, Thomas Narten wrote:
> The default-addr-select document isn't mandating the use of temporary
> addresses. So what is being requested here is that *if* temporary
> addresses have been implemented and are being used, *then* give them
> preference over public addresses.
The problem I have with this is, if I decide to implement temporary
addresses
to enable something like Netscape to use it, with the IESG suggestion,
I will also have to revisit at the same time rlogin and many other
applications that rather like to
use permanent addresses.
This would create a serious burden to first identify all those
applications
and second to modify them all before I can release support for temporary
addresses
in the OS.
And as I do not control 3rd party applications, this gets even more
complex.
So, I'm very worried that the IESG suggestion could end up being a reason
for me not to implement temporary addresses at all.
- Alain.
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