[address-policy-wg] IPv6 access to K-root

gert at space.net (Gert Doering) wrote:

> This is supposed to be fixed by the "anycast policy proposal", which is in 
> the works (proposed by Andreas Baess, and being delayed since months 
> because Andreas was distracted by things like IDN domains).

So it's inhouse. Unfortunately, Andreas is on holiday, but I am confident
he'll push this forward as soon as he's back. I was under the wrong
assumption, the paper had already been submitted...


> Please don't intermix "generic PI to end-users", "IPv6 multihoming", 
> "critical infrastructure" and "ancast address space" issues - it will
> just create a very blurred picture, where everybody is argueing about
> something else.

Well, this is a v6 multihoming, critical (isn't everybody?),
anycasting end-user... it actually _is_ intermixed and blurry.

Oh, and regarding Iljitsch: The root/*tld server operators unfortunately
can't force anyone to use EDNS0 compatible software. In theory,
everything's simple.

Elmar.

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