Subj : Apple Will Require IPv6 Support For All iOS 9 Apps
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Thu Jun 11 2015 17:34:26

Hello Wilfred,

On Thursday June 11 2015 15:46, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>> It will be a matter of time before app users will start noticing
 MvdV>> that the apps have reduced functionality when operated over an
 MvdV>> IPv4 only link.

 WV> What reduced functionality would that be?

Things that do not work well from behind a NAT? I do not know how thyat would apply to apps, but I can imagine that it will only be a matter of time until something like that pops up.

 WV> Only server applications will have problems behind a nat.

No, not just those. VOIP has problems and so have some games.

 WV> Which end users use those on their phone? (besides fidonet nodes ;))

I do not know of any that run servers, but some do VOIP and some play games.

 MvdV>> They will complain to the Apple app store. Who in turn will put
 MvdV>> pressure on the providers. Apple is a big player that can come
 MvdV>> up with a lot of push...

 WV> If that happens it will help of course...

I expect it will. Maybe not this year,. but in the foreseeable future...


Cheers, Michiel

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