Re: A use for site local addresses?

[Tim Chown <tjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 04:15:36PM +0100, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> I think you're missing Alain's point. If a host happens to have 2 addresses
> at a given moment, one left over from the disconnected state and one with
> the recently available connected prefix, either address will work fine for
> internal usage, and of course only the second one will work for external usage.
> 
> This does lead to DDNS and 2 face DNS, but that's where we are heading
> in any case.

So is it actually having a recommended prefix for disconnected networks
that's the issue, or having special scope prrocessing for a specific prefix,
or both? :)   I think this is what Alain is indirectly asking/suggesting.

Tim
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