Re: IPv6 and HTTPS

[Jima <nanog () jima us>]

On 2013-04-27 11:01, Owen DeLong wrote:
> On Apr 26, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Jima wrote:
> > On 2013-04-26 01:29, Don Gould wrote:
> > > I agree with others that there is still way to much XP and other non
> > > supporting platforms and I suspect that by the time we get those out of
> > > the system we'll be most of the way there for IPv6 access.
> >
> > And heck, you don't even need to get rid of XP for IPv6 -- just enable the stack.  (It's not the greatest implementation, but 
> > `ipv6 install` is still an easier sell than "replace your computer.")
>
> This will work until you no longer have an IPv4 resolver available for DNS. After that, XP fails miserably.

 I could only wish the biggest software barrier to disabling IPv4 on 
local networks was XP's DNS resolver path.

 Doing away with IPv4 isn't a sane short-term goal for anyone carrying 
along software as old as XP anyway; I'd focus on getting IPv6 to all of 
the things and marginalizing IPv4 destinations to the point that CGN is 
of reduced impact and concern.

 Oh, and a pony.

     Jima