On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 11:44:30AM -0500, Jim Thompson wrote:
> 169.254/16 is reserved for Linklocal addresses (not just point-to-point
> adresses)
> 
> zaphod 14 whois -h whois.arin.net 169.254.1.1
> IANA (NETBLK-LINKLOCAL)
>    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
>    4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
>    Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695
>    US
> 
>    Netname: LINKLOCAL
>    Netblock: 169.254.0.0 - 169.254.255.255
> 
> 
> and yes this is IANA approved, and IETF drafts are being circulated.

But... just to keep things clear:

They *did* do this to plaster over it after Microsoft came along and
just unilaterally pulled it out of their ass, right?

Coz that's the story as I heard it.

Cheers,
-- jra
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