[131360] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: IPv4 sunset date set for 2019-12-31
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joe Maimon)
Fri Oct 22 12:01:30 2010
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:01:08 -0400
From: Joe Maimon <jmaimon@ttec.com>
To: dcrocker@bbiw.net
In-Reply-To: <4CC1B25B.2050504@dcrocker.net>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Dave CROCKER wrote:
>
> On 10/21/2010 1:56 PM, Barry Shein wrote:
>> Well, if the DNS root servers ceased IPv4 service it'd be pretty much
>> a fait accompli as far as the public internet is concerned.
>
>
> Given the reality of fragmenting the DNS -- including its root -- that's
> an action that well might backfire. Current fragmentation is
> constrained; this could plausibly motivate more people to pursue other
> paths and thereby blow things up.
>
>
> d/
Luckily we have already prepared the cure for that disease. Apparently
DNSSEC is catching on right about now.
Joe
