Subj : FidoNews submission
To : Dan Clough
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Fri May 30 2025 06:41 pm
Hello Dan,
On Friday May 30 2025 09:35, you wrote to me:
MvV>> But what happened to hat pioneer spirit that once made Fidonet
MvV>> great? Fidonet sysops were always eager to try out new technology.
MvV>> so what is stopping you from giving IPv6 a try? It isn't really hard
MvV>> once you get the hang of it. Why not give it a try? Just for the fun
MvV>> of it?
DC> My ISP doesn't offer me IPv6.
And you are stuck with them? If so I do not envy you. Here I have a choice between over a dozen providers distributed over three fysical media. Nearly all of them offer native IPv6.
DC> I'm not interested in putzing around to get some "workaround" tunnel
DC> thing working.
I have played around with tunnels before I got native IPv6 now nearly a decade ago. It was fun and an interesting experience.
DC> Don't have time for such silliness, and there is no "fun of it" for
DC> me, as I'm just not interested in something which isn't a problem for
DC> me.
If you are no longer interested in trying out new things that seem to have no obvious purpose at first glance, why are you still in Fidonet? Fidonet is like a shipping company without passengers or cargo. But we just keep the ships running for the fun of it. It serves no real purpose any more.
MvV>> You are welcome to join the IPv6 echo where you can get all the
MvV>> help you need from the IPv6 gurus in Fidonet.
DC> Yes, I read the echo. Seems to be mostly a self-congratulatory
DC> meeting place of mutual celebration/masturbation,
Like most of Fidonet...
Cheers, Michiel
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