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IPV6 Conference June 24-27

Posted by timothy on Monday May 26, 2003 @05:50AM from the ip-numbers-as-door-prizes dept.

John Sokol writes "IPv6 is the 'next-generation' protocol designed by the IETF to replace the current version Internet Protocol, IP Version 4 ('IPv4'). This years big conference on it will be in San Diego from June 24-27. See the North American Global IPV6 Summit site. I hear rumor DARPA will be making a big announcement there."

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DARPA Announcement by GigsVT · 2003-05-26 05:59 · Score: 4, Funny

What did you hear they would announce?

That there is no need for IPv6? That the so-called IP shortage was mostly fabricated?

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1. Re:DARPA Announcement by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-26 07:13 · Score: 5, Funny
  Other possibilities...
  
  That they have IP rights on IP and are going to charging per-packet royalties?
  
  That TIA is functioning perfectly and has identified 100% of internet users as potential terrorists?
  
  That withdrawing the funding of OpenBSD was because only terrorists use anything other than windows?
  
  I can hardly wait.
June 24-27 by suss · 2003-05-26 06:10 · Score: 5, Funny

As a coincidence, the year 2427 is also when IPV6 will be finally implemented.
1. Re:June 24-27 by QuMa · 2003-05-26 07:25 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  Hmm? It's already been implemented, and I'm already using it for a lot of things. There isn't going to be a switchover day, whatever those spring clean emails might have claimed :-).