IPv6 Ignorance

[Brian E Carpenter]

On 16/09/2012 20:01, Jens Link wrote:
> JP Viljoen <froztbyte at froztbyte.net> writes:
> 
>> Personally, I think all such reasons are … antiquated. Anyone got any
>> suggestions on how to approach people who rile against it? 
> 
> Easy: Don't argue! Let them continue using vintage IP. 

And, perhaps, be happy. They will go out of business and you won't, eventually.

  Brian


> Only offer to
> help once. And if you can choose between a service using only vintage IP
> and one that is dual stacked, use the last one and let the first one
> know why you changed.
> 
> And keep a list of all the people you asked about IPv6 and who claimed
> that they don't need it. And have your special[1] consulting rate ready
> for these people when they really urgently need IPv6. And they will need
> IPv6 urgently. 
> 
> This whole IPv6 business reminds me a little oft 1999. In May or June
> of 1999 I went to a database training course. Trainer: "I told my first
> customer about the year 2000 problem in 1981. He called last
> week. Does anybody know Cobol?"
> 
> Jens
> [1] Depending on my mood it's currently three times what I charge
>     normally. Today five times. But I think I'll be visting my dentist
>     tomorrow.