Subject: Ftp-WG: Re: RFC 2428 on FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs

From: Paul Hethmon <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 19:03:32 -0400

Forwarding note from: RFC Editor <[email-masked]> Wed, 23 Sep 1998 14:53:07 -0700

A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries.

        RFC 2428:

        Title:        FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs
    Author(s):  M. Allman, S. Ostermann, C. Metz
    Status:     Proposed Standard
    Date:       September 1998
        Mailbox:    [email-masked], [email-masked],
            [email-masked]
    Pages:      8
        Characters: 16028
        Updates/Obsoletes/See Also: None

    URL:        ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2428.txt

The specification for the File Transfer Protocol assumes that the
underlying network protocol uses a 32-bit network address
(specifically IP version 4).  With the deployment of version 6 of
the Internet Protocol, network addresses will no longer be 32-bits.
This paper specifies extensions to FTP that will allow the protocol
to work over IPv4 and IPv6.  In addition, the framework defined can
support additional network protocols in the future.

This document is a product of the Extensions to FTP Working Group of
the IETF.

This document is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for
the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the
"Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the
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