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Re: why I'm not implementing IPv6

To: Margaret Wasserman <mrw@windriver.com>
Subject: Re: why I'm not implementing IPv6
From: Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@nic.fr>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 13:30:49 +0100
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On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 08:08:17PM -0500,
 Margaret Wasserman <mrw@windriver.com> wrote 
 a message of 34 lines which said:

> Specifically, what problem does this cause?  Are there many hosts
> that have IPv6 AAAA records in the DNS, but no connectivity via
> IPv6?

Even if the *server* has an IPv6 connection, the *client* may not. And
there is no easy way for its resolver to ask only A records when there
is no IPv6 connectivity.
 
That's why many people put all their AAAA records in an
ipv6.example.com subdomain.

References:
- why I'm not implementing IPv6
  - From: "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@cr.yp.to>
- Re: why I'm not implementing IPv6
  - From: Margaret Wasserman <mrw@windriver.com>

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