> From: "Jeroen Massar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Global addresses, good, and where did you need a SL for again?

Well, just for fun, I keep using SL for internal connections. One
never knows when my global connection may break or change prefix, at a
whim of ISP. Or maybe I have two ISP connections, one is cheaper
during day, other cheaper during night, and I just alternate between
them.

> Indeed 'just pick some random address' if you don't want to
> be connected to the rest of the world. No need for SL.
> Also E20 or a similar amount is peanuts compared to what it
> would cost if you need to renumber your complete site.

Hmm.. maybe this could be my retirement job. Can I be the
"registrar"?. It might be nice cash flow for very little work.

> Indeed global addresses. Where did the need for SL go again?
> 
> Still no reason for keeping SL's...

Still, can keep them in spec as is.

- nobody forces you to use SL's on your site, if you don't want. It's
  just an option for those who think they can take advantage of it.

- applications do not need to care about them. They just SL's as any
  other address.

- IPv6 stacks have already been impelmented based on scope
  addressing. There is the source address selection rules, also
  implemented. It hurts noone to keep the current spec AS IS.

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