Re: (ngtrans) Fw: [apnic-announce] IPv6 Policy DocumentRevision

[Brian E Carpenter <]

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