> On 29 Jun 2024, at 13:15, Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 6/29/24 00:27, Nicolas Giard wrote: > >> My point was that supporting ipv6 for e.g. a website / API is very easy as 1) it's almost universally supported by all cloud providers and 2) even if that wasn't the case, adding a proxy somewhere in the middle is trivial. >> >> I doubt the same can be said about outbound SMTP. The entity sending the emails has to support ipv6 natively. > > These days, any network service provider NOT supporting ipv6 natively should be considered inherently incompetent and unfit for use. As with residential ISPs, they may choose to not implement IPv6, and for many users they will not notice a difference. Except that an ISP not implementing IPv6 in 2024 is probably also not doing other things that they should, or doing those things poorly. It’s a barometer of capability. As Brian says, if there are issues, they need to be documented. Tim
