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- From: Mark.McIntosh@engr.UVic.CA (Mark McIntosh)
- Subject: Re: Extending IP-numbers
- In-Reply-To: berg@physik.tu-muenchen.de's message of Mon, 17 Aug 92 15:22:46 GMT
- Message-ID: <MARK.MCINTOSH.92Aug18152116@sombrio.UVic.CA>
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- Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
- References: <1992Aug17.152246.29952@Urmel.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 23:21:16 GMT
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- On Mon, 17 Aug 92 15:22:46 GMT, berg@physik.tu-muenchen.de (Stephen R. van den Berg) said:
- >I heard some rumors about several proposals being already on the table
- >concerning extending the current 4-byte IP-addresses.
- >
- >Could anyone knowledgeable disclose some specifics about these proposals?
- >(Or some pointers on where to look for more info?)
-
- Check out the August/92 issue of SunExpert Magazine for a column
- called "Ask Mr. Protocol". This month, he discusses the IP
- addresssing crunch and examines possible solutions. One RFC he
- recommends is #1287, "Towards the Future Internet Architecture", by
- Clark, Chapin, Cerf, Braden, and Hobby. Mr. Protocol says, "[it]
- makes fascinating reading. Mr. Protocol cannot recommend this
- document to hold up the leg on your kitchen table, as you would be too
- tempted to pull it out and read it, as opposed to many (possibly most)
- other RFCs." Personally, I've always liked this column for its highly
- readable technical content and a dash of humour here and there.
-
- Mark J. McIntosh <Mark.McIntosh@engr.UVic.CA>
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