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27 September 2026 For immediate release: Critics of internet protocol version 6 were initially optimistic that the recently published specification proposing yet another improvement to the protocol that runs the Internet, however, now that it has been implemented, these same proponents say it’s time to roll back to the original again. “You know, we don’t feel we should really have to update anything or change anything, replace any equipment, or spend all day learning something new” Network Engineer, owner, and full time sawmill operator Cass Hippocrankus of the Wireless ISP Longevous-Line grumbled....

AKRON, OH 19-Jan-2022 Engineers actively participating in the NANOG email list had a rare breakthrough on a major problem plaguing nearly no one on Wednesday evening. After a hearty debate and several days of pedantic, tangentially and often unrelated back and forth, Torg Bromlington announced that although he had no real stake in the issue and does not run any networking at scale, that he deemed the issue “resolved, thank you”....