true enough. i guess this means that we get IPv6 "as is, where is" and there will be limited new development of same.
--bill On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 06:59:28PM +0000, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: > > The subject line is amazing... > > > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:30:02 -0400 > From: IESG Secretary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Robert Hinden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brian Haberman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: WG Action: > Conclusion of IP Version 6 (ipv6) > > > The IP Version 6 Working Group (ipv6) in the Internet Area has > concluded. > > The IESG contact persons are Jari Arkko and Mark Townsley. > > +++ > > A new Working Group, 6MAN, has been created to deal > with maintenance issues arising in IPv6 specifications. > The IPv6 WG is closed. This is an important milestone > for IPv6, marking the official closing of the IPv6 > development effort. > > The ADs would like to thank everyone -- chairs, authors, > editors, contributors -- who has been involved in the effort > over the years. The IPv6 working group and its predecessor, > IPNGWG, produced 79 RFCs (including 5 in the RFC queue). > > Issues relating to IPv6 should in the future be taken up in > 6MAN if they relate to problems discovered during > implementation or deployment; V6OPS if they relate to > operational issues; BOF proposals, individual submissions > etc. for new functionality. > > The mailing list of the IPv6 WG stays alive; the list will > still be used by the 6MAN WG in order to avoid people > having to resubscribe and/or adjust their mail filters. > > _______________________________________________ > IETF-Announce mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce > > > > > --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
