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"Lucien, I see no need for this IPv8. IPv6 was carefully engineered over many years and while not perfect, works and is deployed. What problem are you trying

by doener 5mo ago

"Lucien, I see no need for this IPv8. IPv6 was carefully engineered over many years and while not perfect, works and is deployed. What problem are you trying to solve? I seem to have missed that." https://seclists.org/nanog/2026/May/9 https://seclists.org/nanog/2026/May/9

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mmooss 5mo ago
That link is confusing. That message is from Gary Sparkes. Sparkes quotes a message from Jamie Thain [0], the author of the OP [1]. Thain quotes Lucien Hoydic who wrote that paragraph many messages prior [2] but for some reason Thain doesn't indicate it's a quote (e.g., Thain doesn't prefix the quote with ">") so it looks like Thain said it. The best starting point is April 29th in the April archive, where Thain begins the discussion: https://seclists.org/nanog/2026/Apr/date.html https://seclists.org/nanog/2026/Apr/date.html The whole thread is people in the establishment mocking the idea, which is common to innovations good and bad, adopted and not. [0] https://seclists.org/nanog/2026/May/6 https://seclists.org/nanog/2026/May/6 [1] Per the FAQ: "Who is behind it?" "J. Thain (One Limited), author of draft-thain-ipv8-02 and the companion specifications covering routing protocols, RINE, ZoneServer, WHOIS8, NetLog8, and Update8." [2] https://seclists.org/nanog/2026/Apr/130 https://seclists.org/nanog/2026/Apr/130