Daniel Karrenberg wrote:
At 06:59 PM 7/10/00, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
Of course we should talk, the next opportunity is the Pittsburgh IETF.
However, let's be careful about deducing general policy from what today's ISPs believe, based on IPv4 experience. Things are truly different in IPv6.
Brian
Brian,
we - the RIRs - are in no position to tell the ISPs that they are stupid and that they "don't understand". I think even the mighty IAB should be a little careful before going that route; it is the ISPs, after all, who convert integers to address space by routing traffic based on it.
Policies will change as we go along and all those involved understand more and get more comfortable with things.
Indeed, my words that you quote were written to avoid insulting the ISP's intelligence and experience... but IPv6 is truly different. Brian