[At-Large] (No so) Serious Allegations

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

"JFC Morfin" <jefsey at jefsey.com> wrote:

> In terms of Internet architecture this creates the opposition
between
> the ICANN (de?)centralized vision and the distributed nature of the
> Internet. Today we have an ongoing discussion at the IETF (BEHAVE)
> where the question is about NAT66 (an IPv6:IPv6 NAT version - the
> Internet Draft is being  introduced by very serious IETF leaders, in
> order to try to control what NAT could do under IPv6). The debate
> shows that NAT66 will not only be built and deploy, their features
be
> much more developped than the IETF proposition, but that they will
> support a large diversity of IPv6 Realms - hence a large diversity
of
> DNS roots.
>
> Most of the IETF old members hope this will not go that way.

I've also been following the discussion on the IETF BEHAVE list with
great interest.

To tell you the truth, I wasn't quite sure about the initial reasons
for the heated debate between the people for NAT66 and the people
against NAT66. I took 24h to think about it and for a moment, came to
the same conclusions about multiple DNS roots & multiple IPv6 realms.
With NAT66, the concept of network number uniqueness which was a key
proposed feature of IPv6, disappears.

Then I thought again - and was taken back to the days when the
Internet was not as well integrated as it is today. You know, the days
when you needed to route your email through gateways & the like. Sure,
there were many other networks out there, but you know what I found to
be most amusing is that historically they all merged with the
Internet.

I am therefore neither "for" or "against" the idea of NAT66. I've seen
several alternative DNS roots rise and fall. If organisations wish to
launch their own Internet, their own root servers, their own
interfacing with the current Internet through IPv6 NAT, sure, go
ahead! Let the market decide what's best.

Just:
1. don't ask me to pay for it, whether through my taxes or whatever
2. don't restrict the freedom I currently have in using today's
Internet
3. don't impose your alternative network on me
4. don't take me back to the dark days of telco monopoly

Warm regards,

Olivier

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Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond, Ph.D
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