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Hello Bj”rn,

On Tuesday July 22 2025 22:16, you wrote to Mike Powell:

 BF>    If you take a look at the list, which Michiel has updated for the
 BF> Fidonews like clockwork every Sunday at 22:00 CET for years, you'll
 BF> see that around 80% have Native (i.e. from their provider) IPv6.

Five years ago I would have expected this figure to be higher by now. Here in
The Netherlands "my provider does not support it" is no longer an excuse.
Although there still are a few IPv4 only providers, customers have a choice.
Almost everywhere one has a choice between providers and there is alway one
that supports IPv6. The two IPv4 only nodes in R28 are so not because their
provider does not offer IPv6 but because they insist on holding on to an
archaic IPv4 only OS (RiscOS).

Here in The Netherlands, providers are not the problem. And neither - apart
from those hanging on to an archaic OS - are the customers. The lagards are to
be found in the business sector. Many postpone the transition to IPv6 because
there is no short term business case. Or so they say... :-(

It is my understanding that in many parts of the rest of the world the
situation is different. Many poviders still do not offer IPv6 and there is no
competition between providers.

 BF>    You'll also see that the remaining 20% all but one use a tunnel
 BF> from he.net. So why do you have to wait? Get ready for the future,
 BF> already.

Hurricane Electric still offers their world wide tunnel service free of
charge. SixXs stopped eight years ago because they figured it was time for the
poviders to to their job. Or because they got tired of it. But he.net is still
on-air. I can't help wondering for how long. But for now it may be a matter of
"use it por loose it"

So to all sysops that still have that bit of pioneer spirit left in them end
who are stuck with a provider that offers no native IPv6 I say: Use the
service of he.net to join the Fidonet IPv6 club!


Cheers, Michiel

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