Hello Michiel,   
      
   I think the main problem with these pro-IPv6 arguments is that a lot   
   of them assume that every system should have a globally addressable IP   
   address.  This is not the case.  Most Internet users only use a   
   restricted set of apps anyway, like their Facebook, Twitter, and a few   
   other websites, and maybe a Torrent or a VPN client, which can run   
   from inside a NAT firewall.   
      
   Check out:   
      
   http://www.grc.com/nat/nat.htm   
      
   (just as an example)   
      
    MVDV> Reclaiming unused addresses will be a time consuming process with lots   
    MVDV> of legal proceduers giving us only a few month extra:   
      
   It's given Bigpond a lot longer than that.  They've been using   
   reclaimed addresses since about a decade ago now :)   
      
   (Bigpond are a major Australian internet provider, one of the most   
   popular... but there are other examples, including various big US   
   internet providers that needed a lot more IP's for cable modems, etc.)   
      
    MVDV> To run an OPv4 only server, you will need a public IPv4 address, An   
    MVDV> RFC1918 address won't do as that is not globally routable.   
      
   Actually you don't.  You just encapsulate the IPv4 traffic inside an   
   IPv6 based tunnel, which uses the IPv6 internet address to transfer   
   the IPv4 traffic.  IPv6 specifically provides for this type of   
   technology, but you could always use IPSEC tunnels too, like modern   
   VPN clients use....   
      
    MVDV> The Linux version has a problem woth the DNS resolver. The the only way   
    MVDV> is to enter the raw IP address of the destination instead of the   
    MVDV> symbolic host name...   
      
   Okay, as it turns out, I have entered my remote system addresses as   
   IP's anyway not names.  This problem would affect non-daemon mode too.   
    Thanks for the tip but I think I will have to keep looking.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Simon.   
      
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