Subj : DS-Light emulation experiment v2.0
To   : Bj”rn Felten
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Fri Sep 01 2017 14:59:38

Hello Bj”rn,

On Friday September 01 2017 14:30, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>> My DS-Light experiment v2.0 as announced in Fidonews 34:31 of
 MvdV>> 31 July is now in full operation.

 BF>    AFAICS there's no difference -- everything seems quite normal to
 BF> and fro this system vs. yours.

Of course. We connect via IPv6, so our link is not affected.

 BF>    I guess that's a good sign, no?

Sure, it is what I expected.

 BF>    What did you actually expect to be different?

Nodes that have no outgoing IPv6 capability can not directly connect to my system. If they have a password protected link with me, they will have to wait for me to poll them. Others can route mail for me via 280/0.

I do not expect to mmiss mail, but mail delivery may be a bit slower.

So I may get some negative comments from IPv4 only modes.

The reason for this experiment is to see if it is doable to run a Fidonet node from a DS-Lite connection. My ISP Ziggo, who has a quasi monopoly on cable Internet, is putting all new customers on DS-Lite. Ziggo is a daughter of Liberty Global. Other daughters of Liberty Global in Europa are doing the same.  The time that everyone on a consumer connection can have an IPv4 address of their own is coming to an end. The writing is on the wall...

So we should prepare...


Cheers, Michiel

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