From: ijackson Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 02:28:40 +0000 (+0000) Subject: More cosmetic improvements. X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ijackson/git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=202028048dd196649f227f52b531e21f2b56f6a1;p=bcp5-registry.git More cosmetic improvements. --- diff --git a/template.html b/template.html index 43ac7d0..30b1760 100644 --- a/template.html +++ b/template.html @@ -111,22 +111,18 @@ An error has occurred

Introduction

-BCP5 (currently -RFC1918, `Address Allocation for Private Internets') describes -circumstances where it can be useful to have non-globally-unique IP -addresses, and specifies three address IPv4 address ranges which can -be used for this purpose. +BCP5 (currently +RFC1918, +`Address Allocation for Private Internets') describes circumstances +where it can be useful to have non-globally-unique IP addresses, and +specifies three IPv4 address ranges which may be used for this +purpose. RFC1918 recommends that, to minimise the risk of clashes +when private internets need to be merged, address ranges should be +chosen at random.

-RFC1918 -recommends that, to minimise the risk of clashes when private -internets need to be merged, address ranges should be chosen at -random. - -

- -This web page and database exists to help people choose ranges at +This web page and database exist to help people choose ranges at random, and to help them choose ranges which are not currently in use by anyone else. @@ -209,24 +205,24 @@ The name, contact or email address you specified contains illegal character(s).

-with prefix length +Choose network size:
- 28 bits - (an 4 bit subnet, with 14 hosts) + + 28 bit prefix (4 bit subnet, up to 14 hosts)
- 24 bits - (an 8 bit subnet, with 254 hosts) - recommended + + 24 bit prefix (8 bit subnet, up to 254 hosts)
- bits. + + bit prefix.
- bit subnet. + + bit subnet.

-from the private-use range +From which private-use range ? @@@foreach:area@@@ @@ -276,7 +272,9 @@ register it in our database. You must enter an email address to `own' the database entry. This email address will be mailed a reminder asking you to confirm/renew your entry periodically, and will also be used to authorise changes to -the entry. +the entry. It will be published on these pages unless you select to +hide it; apart from that we will only use it to contact you about your +database entry. @@@endif:@@@ @@@if:details|fulldetails@@@