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IPv6 is for Porn?

Todd Underwood writes on The Renesys Blog:

I've written about IPv6 in the past—mostly to point out how little traction it has been getting and how unlikely it has become that IPv6 will be the next network layer protocol. A new project hopes to change all that. A hint of how is available by noting that the same content can be found at http://www.ipv6porn.com/. The project describes it as follows:

"We're taking 10 gigabytes of the most popular 'adult entertainment' videos from one of the largest subscription websites on the Internet, and giving away access to anyone who can connect to it via IPv6. No advertising, no subscriptions, no registration. If you access the site via IPv4, you get a primer on IPv6, instructions on how to set up IPv6 through your ISP, a list of ISPs that support IPv6 natively, and a discussion forum to share tips and troubleshooting. If you access the site via IPv6 you get instant access to 'the goods'."

The founders of the project acknowledge one key IPv6 adoption barrier: the lack of content. There's a chicken-and-egg cycle between content and users.

posted by Fergie @ 4/16/2007 04:06:00 PM