Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 17:07:09 +0100 From: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> To: Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Forward: HEADS UP! Default value of ip6_v6only changed Message-ID: <3F9FE5AD.2090901@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <bnmvev$2mqh$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de> References: <20031028063802.GC10818@canolog.ninthwonder.com> <yge65i94i7t.wl%ume@mahoroba.org> <bnmvev$2mqh$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de>
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Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> If we ship with a default of v6only off, then people will
> not fix software to open two sockets. This in turn means that
> turning v6only on will break this software.
I find the notion of making people "fix" their software to not rely on
RFC-defined behaviour problematic. I'm actually glad to see NetBSD reversed
their unfortunate decision regarding the default (and OpenBSD's stunt of not
even providing a knob is very evil indeed).
> I understand that itojun would like to see this aspect of RFC2553
> amended. I don't know what the prospects of this happening are on
> the IETF level.
Not too bad, IMHO. The IETF really is the place for this decision to be made
and the knob should reflect current standards. Flipping the default when a
revised RFC is published would be the right thing to do.
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