Release 5.2 is now available

[Bob Fink]

At 7:30 PM -0700 9/3/97, bound@zk3.dec.com wrote:
>Bob,
>
>I understand that and agree with you.  I did not say the date had to be
>anytime?  But I think sometime should be selected.
>
>I suggest you or someone (I will help you if you like) contact all
>implementations and ask them when they can support the new stuff???
>
>Then we pick a date?
>
>The hidden agenda I am working is as follows:
>
>We have new addr arch and we got to transition.  We are also maybe going
>to change the DNS AAAA records via IPng WG.  What I don't think we
>should do is have to "deploy" IPv6 in a production manner with backward
>compatible thingees from a test bed ..........I think this is not wise
>as a strategy.   Transitioning v4 to v6 will be difficult enough without
>doing v6 to v6 too.
>
>What do you think?

I couldn't agree more.

As for contacting all implementations, I'll start with a call to the 6bone
list for any and all to comment on if they can make the conversion in the
originally agreed timeframe of 1 Oct to 1 Nov, and if not, when it might be
expected.


Thanks,

Bob