Re: Is the IP layer the right place to support location information

["EXT C. Wegrzyn" <wegrzyn@garbagedump.com>]

Randy,

 As I mentioned in a just posted email, I think this is an important issue.
I would hope that whatever is designed will provide a mechanism to allow the
user to turn it off. Anonymous communication is an important feature of the
Internet, and a fundamental right in the U.S. (and maybe other places as
well).

Chuck Wegrzyn

----- Original Message -----
From: EXT Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
To: C Wegrzyn <wegrzyn@garbagedump.com>
Cc: <ext-ip-location@research.nokia.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: Is the IP layer the right place to support location information


> > In my mind, the location information is something that isn't broadcast
> > continually but is something that can be queried when needed. Where does
it
> > exist in the IP/TCP stack? I would make the suggestion that it is at the
> > ICMP layer. This would allow it to be queried rather cheaply by some
host
> > whether it was a router, a DNS lookup routine, or whatever.
>
> how easy is it to apply privacy and security criteria in icmp?
>
> randy
>