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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