On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Margaret Wasserman wrote:
> >o In IPv4 address architecture document [Hinden, 1998] explicitly state
> >   that IPv4 mapped address is for use within basic API [Gilligan, 1999]
> >   , and basic API only.  Forbid any other uses.
> 
> I don't have a problem with this concept.  In fact, I thought that we
> had two ways to include an IPv4 address in an IPv6 address because one
> was meant to be used on the wire and the other was not.  Was I confused?

You probably thought:

 1) mapped address --> API
 2) compatible address --> on the wire

But 2) no longer holds and people only see "1)" as the only "standard way"
to get to their goals.

> >o Move any document that suggests the use of IPv4 mapped address on wire
> >   to historic, due to security reasons.
> 
> Which documents would this include?  SIIT?  

Only non-algorithmic portions of SIIT. (Or else NAT-PT should have to be 
rewritten to be independent).

> Any others?

The -00 nat64-nat46 draft.

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