On Jan 25, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Roland Dobbins wrote: > > On Jan 26, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Mark Smith wrote: > >> The correct assumption is that most people will try and usually succeed at >> follow the specifications, as that is what is required to >> successfully participate in a protocol (any protocol, not just networking >> ones). IPv4 history has shown that most people will. > > Specification <> application, as in new applications. > > And, no, I don't think that 'most people will' - I've seen enough foolishness > with regards to IPv4 misaddressing over the last quarter-century (pre- and > post-CIDR) to share your optimism in that regard. > Is there IPv4 brokenness in the world? Sure.
Is the majority of IPv4 deployed in the world done so in a broken manner? I think that's a stretch. Most people try and usually succeed at implementing IPv4 at least reasonably in line with the specifications. Owen
