Re: Port numbers and IPv6

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb at cs.columbia.edu>]

In message <42D84379.6050600 at necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>, Masataka Ohta writes:
>Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
>
>> Circa 1974, in a computer architecture class, I heard Fred Brooks point
>> out that *every* successful computer design eventually ran out of address 
>> space.  The same applies to network protocols.
>
>An interesting theory.
>
>It explains why IPv6 can't be successful.

Nice line.  I don't agree with either your conclusion or your 
sentiments, but it is definitely a nice line.

		--Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb



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