hedrick@geneva.rutgers.edu (Charles Hedrick) (12/08/88)
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.