Little Interest In Next-Gen Internet

Ant wrote in to mention a Computerworld article that is reporting on the slow acceptance of the IPv6 version of the internet. From the article: "Information Technology (IT) decision-makers, in U.S. businesses and government agencies, want better Internet security and easier network management. However, few see the next-generation Internet Protocol called IPv6 as helping them achieve their goals, according to a survey released Tuesday by Juniper Networks Inc."

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Re:Duh

[rainman_bc]

The problem is in the HTTPS spec, and the FTP spec.

I think HTTP 1.1 solved some problems, but you should be able to attach an ssl cert to an HTTP 1.1 site without requiring an external IP.

FTP needs to accommodate host headers too.

One of the big problems is that each domain with a cert requires a valid IPV4 address. That's not good.

As well, I love that my ISP hands me an external IP, and that I can do whatever I please. Truth is most users don't need an external IP - they can be NAT'd...