> -----Original Message----- > From: Pars Mutaf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I'm arguing that only a local solution is realistic because > users cannot possibly remember domain names (especially if there > are many of them). They can only remember "human names". In addition, > there is no evidence that such special domains will exist. > > Hence the local solution (discussed below). Within a cellular > local network, we can cover a large area and share our phone > numbers easily over long distances. This is much better than > using Bluetooth (which requires short distance user contact). > But I'm not pretending a global solution. Pars, I'm not sure why a local-only solution is very helpful. The guy across the room at a conference may well have a cell number from a different country. If that case isn't included in this solution, I'm not sure how attractive it is. In any case, what makes this any different from people's e-mail address book? E-mail addresses are global, and I guess most people do not keep them in their heads either. They use address books, which are hopefully backed up somewhere. Same goes for web sites in the favorites or bookmarks folder. Easier with DNS than using IP addresses, but still not easy enough. I think the name collision issue is what makes these proposals difficult. Bert -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
