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From: Christopher Morrow (no email)
Date: Sat Feb 02 2008 - 23:01:13 EST
On Feb 2, 2008 6:24 PM, Thomas Kühne <> wrote:
> > Another factor is that with IPv4, you need to be pragmatic, because if
> > you don't, you have no connectivity. With IPv6, you can impose
> > arbitrary restrictions as much as you want, because IPv4 makes sure
> > there is always fallback connectivity anyway.
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> Maybe, but the most frequently encountered errors were time outs and
> those usually degrade performance drastically.
one might also consider that there may not be v4 conectivity in all
cases, so if you offer up a AAAA please make sure the services on the
relevant AAAA/A are consistent/available.
-Chris
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