[ppml] [narten at us.ibm.com: PI addressing in IPv6 advances in ARIN]

[Randy Bush]

> From my perspective, both approaches are kludges created to try to  
> fix the fact that IPv6 repeated IPv4's mistake wrt end point  
> identifier/routing locator separation.  I just think a solution that  
> doesn't require replacing every existing end system IPv6 stack is  
> more likely to get traction that one that does.  Note also that  
> middleboxen and shim6 are not mutually exclusive: I see shim6 as a  
> host solution whereas middleboxen is a site solution.  Oh yeah, and I  
> suspect a middleboxen approach could be helpful in transition from v4  
> to v6...

can an host-only end user, i.e. a multi-home broadband gamer,
shim6 with a middle-boxed site?

randy