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Re: Big day for IPv6 - 1% native penetration


From: Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:46:12 -0800

On 11/27/2012 12:41 PM, Mark Andrews wrote:
In message <50B512B6.1010701 () mtcc com>, mike writes:
On 11/26/12 9:32 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
The main problem with IPv6 only is that most app developers (most programme
rs totally) do not really have access to this, so no testing is being done.
This is a point that is probably more significant than is appreciated. If the
  app,
IT, and networking ecosystem don't even have access to ipv6 to play around wi
th,
you can be guaranteed that they are going to be hesitant about lighting v6 up
in real life.

Mike
I've had IPv6 for nearly a decade with no help from my ISP.  I
needed it to do IPv6 developement.  It isn't hard to get IPv6 if
you need it.


The point is that most developers and others don't think they
"need" it so they don't seek it out. If there were far more native
v6 (ie, that it's there without having to do something proactive),
the app problems would almost certainly work themselves out
because it would become apparent.

Mike


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