Important IPv6 Policy Issue -- Your Input Requested

Tue Nov 9 17:24:32 UTC 2004

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Leo Bicknell wrote:

>
> In a message written on Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 11:51:10AM +0200, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> > Perhaps Nokia wants to make cellphones with a fixed IPv6 number - as it
> > leaves the factory?   -Hank
>
> It was relayed to me that at least one group was asking about using
> IPv6 addresses to replace UPC codes, since they are running out of
> UPC codes.  I believe they were told that would be inappropriate.

And I bet someone will then think of a good reason why each product would
then need a /64.  :-)

-Hank

>
> However, if you can get addresses for free, and they are guaranteed
> to be globally unique, and not to appear on the public internet I'm
> not sure what the barrier to such an application would be....
>
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