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To: "Eric Norman (MACC)" <EJNORMAN@macc.wisc.edu>
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Subject: Re: A suggestion for IPv6 domain literals 
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 08:55:51 -0500
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>


"Eric Norman (MACC)" writes:
> I think domain literals should be eliminated.  They've been
> deprecated ever since day one; it's time to just say bye-bye to 'em.
> 
> They may have served a marginal purpose way back when we had
> to use host tables.  Now we have the domain system; if someone
> can't get a name in it, they have no business speaking SMTP.

Thank you for your Olympian Pronouncement.

However, what do you propose that those of us who are forced to use
literal addresses on occassion to get around broken DNSes and similar
things should do? Lay down and die?

Perry