Subj : Polling - Still not a solution
To   : Paul Quinn
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Sat Oct 22 2016 01:46 pm

Hello Paul,

On Saturday October 22 2016 10:56, you wrote to rick christian:

 PQ> I have even compiled late-model versions and never used them on some
 PQ> vBox PCs, since they insist on providing non-existent IPv6 support and
 PQ> prefer to extinguish themselves rather than run in an IPv4-only
 PQ> environment.  I call them PITA versions.

While I agree that crashing in an IPv4 only environment is a bug, I may use the 
opportunity to point out that with increasing penetration of IPv6 we may see 
more of these or similar problems in the future. Dual stack or DS Light will 
soon be the norm rather than the exception and as a consequence sloppy 
programmers will skip testing in an IPv4 only environment, resulting in bugs 
that do not emerge in a dual stack environment. Not good, but it will happen.

Having said that, this may be an incentive to upgrade your system for IPv6 
capability. It is unavoidable in the long run, so why not start now?

See you in the IPv6 echo.


Cheers, Michiel

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