Hello Nick,

 LL>> Michiel van der Vlist expained it all to us a good while back -
 LL>> in the Fidonews.  Basically, IPv4 is a dinosaur, and its days are
 LL>> done.  IPv6 is the new kid on the block, with everyone jumping

 NA> We've all heard Michiel's sky-is-falling IP nonsense for so long now. Its
 NA> all
 NA> he ever goes on about from his highhorse soapbox. Nothing else being
 NA> contributed to the hobby but this. Which would be fine, except that its
been
 NA> used by him over the years as a means to insult and belittle those who do
 NA> not
 NA> have it. Especially against Zone 1 Sysops. And if its not IPV6, its some
 NA> other
 NA> soapbox nonsense. Zone 1 conspiracies, Janis, the NAB, the FTSC, the
anarchy
 NA> of missing kludge lines... Many channels of noise to pick from to tune
out.

 NA> But the nodelist is just a text file that lists connectivity information.
It
 NA> has nothing to do with what IP addressing scheme is the current fad of the
 NA> time.

 NA> In the 1980's the connectivity fad was dialup modems. Its 2019 and I still
 NA> see them listed. Including mine.

In the very near future, publishers will be forced to go to IPv6 only.
What are you (and others) going to do then?  Wait for another rant by
Fidonet's favorite Dutchman to be posted to the few sysops who remain?
I doubt he will waste the effort, as the only sysops remaining will be
those with IPv6.

Nothing is stopping sysops from updating their systems now.  So
why wait?  It is only themselves they have to blame on this one.

In this case, Chicken Little is right.  The sky really is falling.

--Lee

-- 
Laying Pipe Since '88

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