From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <mcr@sandelman.ca>
Received: from tuna.sandelman.ca (tuna.sandelman.ca [209.87.249.19])
 (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits))
 (No client certificate requested)
 by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EC9BB3B29E
 for <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>; Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:13:47 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])
 by tuna.sandelman.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5A6C18057;
 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:15:00 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from tuna.sandelman.ca ([127.0.0.1])
 by localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024)
 with LMTP id n9U8OwiHOHsD; Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:14:59 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from sandelman.ca (obiwan.sandelman.ca [209.87.249.21])
 by tuna.sandelman.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id D722B1800C;
 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:14:59 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from localhost (localhost [IPv6:::1])
 by sandelman.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A216614;
 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:13:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca>
To: David Lang <david@lang.hm>
cc: Steve Crocker <steve@shinkuro.com>, starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net
In-Reply-To: <869538s1-742s-63q6-85sn-5n6913r79onn@ynat.uz>
References: <CAA93jw7fn9iNPqxQEK2aPq4YTK++s4g9GU9R94QHacbHiLQfhQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <e6088411-1d1f-46e6-ba08-46bfe4c6b669@Spark> <28034.1635270711@localhost>
 <eaaa06d2-8d11-75f0-155b-97a6b869cc9b@cs.auckland.ac.nz>
 <8007.1635359366@localhost>
 <e9e46140-2a17-31b7-4d6e-c6cb36a61689@cs.auckland.ac.nz>
 <da668f87-99f4-44cd-a5ee-750c7b84d48a@Spark>
 <CAA93jw79brpjCOPHwpuDS-bQn6oKjJE=3Uwj+W0b4qHppLtc2g@mail.gmail.com>
 <CABf5zv+1OZ37BVAMM8VCfjVMm9tEiA3A4Qh=hzRW+gt_RddYtg@mail.gmail.com>
 <869538s1-742s-63q6-85sn-5n6913r79onn@ynat.uz>
X-Mailer: MH-E 8.6+git; nmh 1.7+dev; GNU Emacs 26.1
X-Face: $\n1pF)h^`}$H>Hk{L"x@)JS7<%Az}5RyS@k9X%29-lHB$Ti.V>2bi.~ehC0;
 <'$9xN5Ub#
 z!G,p`nR&p7Fz@^UXIn156S8.~^@MJ*mMsD7=QFeq%AL4m<nPbLgmtKK-5dC@#:k
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-ID: <19169.1635513225.1@localhost>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:13:46 -0400
Message-ID: <19171.1635513226@localhost>
Subject: Re: [Starlink] thinking about the laser links again
X-BeenThere: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20
Precedence: list
List-Id: "Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad." <starlink.lists.bufferbloat.net>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.bufferbloat.net/options/starlink>,
 <mailto:starlink-request@lists.bufferbloat.net?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://lists.bufferbloat.net/pipermail/starlink>
List-Post: <mailto:starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>
List-Help: <mailto:starlink-request@lists.bufferbloat.net?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink>,
 <mailto:starlink-request@lists.bufferbloat.net?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:13:48 -0000

David Lang <david@lang.hm> wrote:
    > On Thu, 28 Oct 2021, Steve Crocker wrote:

    >> Why wouldn't they make it completely IPv6???

    > Because IPv4 only services still exist.

because IPv4 as service works over IPv6-only infrastructure very well.