From bob at thefinks.com Sun Feb 5 16:26:07 2006 From: bob at thefinks.com (Robert Fink) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 16:26:07 -0800 Subject: [6bone] 6bone phaseout countdown notification - 4 months until phaseout Message-ID: <2a8350a60602051626n7d47101ey7f780f7ac8d2a5c8@mail.gmail.com> 6bone Operators & Users, Per RFC 3701, "6bone (IPv6 Testing Address Allocation) Phaseout", 3FFE prefixes only remain valid until June 6, 2006. After June 6, 2006 no 6bone 3FFE prefixes, of any size/length, are to be used on the Internet in any form. Note that on June 6, 2006 3FFE prefixes do not actively need to be returned to the 6bone registry; 3FFE prefixes will simply be invalid after that date and assumed to be totally under the control of the IANA. Network operators may filter 3FFE prefixes on their borders to ensure these prefixes are not misused. Because of this, it is highly recommend that all 6Bone participants take early measures to find alternative IPv6 services, instead of waiting until the last minute, in order to avoid service disruption. Please take appropriate action now. Regards, Bob Fink