Message-Id: <26012415230627@vms3.macc.wisc.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 96 15:23 CDT
From: "Eric Norman (MACC)" <EJNORMAN@macc.wisc.edu>
Subject: Re: A suggestion for IPv6 domain literals
To: perry@piermont.com
CC: drums@cs.utk.edu

> 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?

First of all, we're talking mainly about RFC822.  What purpose do
domain literals serve there?

Secondly, the argument seems to be that we must have a method to get mail
through anyway when the DNS is broken.  Who is "we"?  Are people
suggesting that an average user or a UA should be able to detect that
the domain system is broken and switch to domain literals?

I'll bet that the only folks that use domain literals are system
administrators and they usually know how to telnet to port 25 and
get mail thru anyway.

In any case, it looks like I won't find much sympathy on this one.

-- Eric Norman