So many, many words demanding that I configure my networks for ipv6.

Armin Jenewein <liz...@nuke.m2m.pm> wrote:

> No idea what you perceive here as a "rant", my apologies if that seemed
> like one to you, that's not my intention.
> 
> FWIW both ftplist1.openbsd.org and ftplist2.openbsd.org have no AAAA
> entry, either.
> 
> I don't see what I need to prove here. That's 3 hosts already that don't
> have an AAAA DNS record, so if you're on an IPv6-only link, you can't
> access these. I didn't check ALL the mirrors that the installer has in
> the list, but the one popping up in my list as ftp.spline.de doesn't
> have one, either, so that's just number four.
> 
> With prices for IPv4 addresses are starting to increase, it surprises me
> that this is still such a heated topic. Nobody asks about removing
> IPv4-connectivity here. Nobody wants to break functionaly for v4-only
> users.
> 
> I did try installing OpenBSD in v6-only networks, yes. On an IPv6-only
> host it doesn't even suggest a mirror to download from.
> 
> My initial mail was about  this one here, nevertheless:
> 
> $ ping6 openbsd.org
> ping6: no address associated with name
> $
> 
> The fact that all the other hosts I mentioned are v4-only doesn't change
> that situation in any way.
> 
> ~ Armin
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 23-10-22 19:29:28, Philip Guenther wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 6:53 PM Armin Jenewein <liz...@nuke.m2m.pm> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > On 23-10-22 15:47:45, Kastus Shchuka wrote:
> > > > On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 10:29:08PM +0200, Armin Jenewein wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > as I'm almost 100% sure adding IPv6 connectivity to the openbsd.org
> > > > > host
> > > > > wouldn't introduce side-effects for IPv4 users: is there any reason
> > > > > openbsd.org still has no AAAA entry at the end of 2023?
> > > >
> > > > Why do you need it?
> > >
> > > Because it's extremely inconvenient to have manually type in the name of
> > > a mirror that I know has an AAAA entry. The installer won't even be able
> > > to download the mirror list because of the reason I mentioned. It tries
> > > to talk to openbsd.org which obviously fails.
> > 
> > 
> > See, this is why being clear about What Fine Problem You're Trying To Solve
> > is important: AFAICT the installer tries to fetch the mirror list from
> > ftplist1.openbsd.org and not from openbsd.org.
> > 
> > Can you confirm that your _actual_ request is to have the installer be able
> > to get the mirror list when on an IPv6-only host?
> > 
> > (Please don't rant at people who try to help, particularly when doing
> > exactly what you requested would NOT HAVE HELPED, unless you *want* people
> > to drop you in their kill-file as "not worth trying to help".)
> > 
> > 
> > Philip Guenther
> 
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