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   Message 4,383 of 4,612   
   Michiel van der Vlist to Nil Alexandrov   
   Why Are We Here? What's up with IPv6?   
   09 Jun 25 09:32:59   
   
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   Hello Nil,   
      
   On Monday June 09 2025 08:42, you wrote to All:   
      
    NA> Hey, just curious - why the focus on IPv6?   
      
   Interesting new technology?   
      
    NA> FidoNet works over modems and IP anyway, so what's the point of   
    NA> differentiating between IPv4 and IPv6? Do you think there's a   
    NA> realistic scenario where incoming connections might fail on IPv4 but   
    NA> still work on IPv6?   
      
   Yes, there is such a scenario. The pool of IPv4 adresses has run out. Some   
   providers use so called CGNAT for their customets. That means they no longer   
   have a unique glabally routable IPv4 address. That makes unsollicited incoming   
   connection IPv4 impossible. IPv6 solves that problem.   
      
      
   Cheers, Michiel   
      
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