I think you are correct that ::10:x:x:x is automatically grandfathered
by the addressing architecture, but surely it is something we should
discourage. 

   Brian

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EricLKlein wrote:
> 
> As we are all looking at what to do with site locals, has anyone any text on
> what happens to the old RFC 1918 addresses?
> 
> >From what I have seen the 0::10:x:x:x is still going to need to be treated
> as site local (private) as in a 6to4 enfironment we still need to maintain
> the old rules (at least until 4 is really dead, and that can be years away).
> 
> Thus we can depreciate FEC:: /10 right now, and allow the old RFC 1918
> addresses to continue to fill in the needs that people seem to want in a
> non-routable address.
> 
> Otherwise we will not only need to depreciate FEC:: /10 but also all of the
> current installations of RFC 1918.
> 
> This will also be where people try to sneak NATv6 into the network as these
> addresses (0::10:x:x:x) were hijacked years ago, and I don't see how we will
> get them back now.
> 
> Eric
> 
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