Brian,

I did not see any comments on this, but in general I agree with your points 
below.

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-----Original Message-----
> I would be happy to see this published as-is, but I did notice
> a few points.
>
> I think the Introduction needs a general warning something like:
>
>  This document reflects the state of IPv6 standards at a particular
>  moment. Subsequent standards work and operational experience may
>  require changes to the recommendations in this document.

This makes sense.

> Also in the Introduction:
>
> >    As it is not always possible for an implementer to know the exact
> >    usage of IPv6 in a node, an overriding requirement for IPv6 nodes is
> >    that they should adhere to Jon Postel's Robustness Principle:
> > 
> >    Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from
> >    others [RFC0793].
>
> Note that this is also present in RFC 1958, by which time
> Jon had reformulated it slightly as:
>
> > Be strict when sending and tolerant when receiving.

I always thought the 793 text was a bit more poetic, but I think either is fine.

> In 4.  Sub-IP Layer
>
> >    In addition to traditional physical link-layers, it is also possible
> >     to tunnel IPv6 over other protocols.  Examples include:
>
> Should we mention that basic v6/v4 tunnels are specified in [RFC4213]? 
>
> And the examples
>
> >    -  Teredo: Tunneling IPv6 over UDP through Network Address
> >        Translations (NATs) [RFC4380]
> >    -  Transmission of IPv6 over IPv4 Domains without Explicit Tunnels
> >       [RFC2529]
>
> may not be so well chosen. Teredo is not loved by operators, and
> RFC 2529 is essentially unused today. Maybe 6rd (RFC 5969)and
> hub-and-spoke (RFC 5571) would be better examples.

Including 4213 makes sense, and I don't oppose dropping 2529.  Terado support
is a judgement call, IMO.

> Two topics are not mentioned.
>
> 1. The flow label and RFC 3697. I think that is probably wise until
> we produce 3697bis.

I agree.

> 2. DNSSEC. I don't recall whether we discussed that. If we did,
> I'm sorry to raise it again. However, I suspect we will get pushback
> in security review if it is not mentioned.

Do we (6man) have any opinion here?

> Nit: there should be a Replaces: 4294 header.

Agree.

John
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