In this context, it is fairly self explanatory. "Deprecate" in the IETF means "no longer recommended usage, may not be supported in the future". The term is frequently used in a MIB-related context. The text proposed reflects this meaning.
-- Eric -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Iljitsch van Beijnum Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:58 PM To: Bob Hinden Cc: IETF IPv6 Mailing List Subject: Re: Proposed "IPv4-compatible IPv6" Deprecation text On 23-mrt-05, at 20:54, Bob Hinden wrote: >> > 2.5.5.1 IPv4-Compatible IPv6 Address >> > The "IPv4-compatible IPv6 address" is now deprecated because the >> > current IPv6 transition mechanisms no longer use them. New or >> > updated implementations are not required to support this address >> > type. Existing implementations and deployments may continue to >> use >> > these addresses. >> Can we just drop that last sentence altogether as it seems somewhat >> contrary to the rest of the paragraph? > I don't have a strong opinion and would be happy to remove it. I will > plan to do that unless I hear lots of disagreement. Is there a place where it is explained what "deprecate" means in the IETF context? Looking the word up in the dictionary won't help people who don't understand it... -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
