Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!geneva.rutgers.edu!hedrick From: hedrick@geneva.rutgers.edu (Charles Hedrick) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: a new address format: ya gotta be kidding Message-ID:Date: 7 Dec 88 22:34:25 GMT References: <8812071832.AA18756@mitre.arpa> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 11 I am very negative towards the idea of a new IP protocol. I think if we're going to go to variable format addresses, we might as well use ISO IP. After all, that seems to be the major difference. A new IP with ISO address formats seems to add yet another protocol when we're having enough trouble getting two protocols right. I propose that we adopt the following policy: Until half of the network numbers of any class, we continue the current policy of encouraging all IP users to get their own network number. When half of the class B or class C addresses have been given out, the IAB should reevaluate the situation, and adopt more restrictive policies, such as giving out official network numbers only to those connected to the Internet.