Re: IETF: SixXS is shutting down

[Alexandre Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

Le 24/03/2017 à 14:02, Pim van Pelt a écrit :
> Colleagues,
>
> In 1999, Jeroen and I started SixXS, a project which aimed to
> provide IPv6 connectivity to users who wanted to learn about the
> network protocol and gain experience operating IPv6 networks. Our
> vision was to facilitate migration to IPv6 in content and access
> providers.
>
> We were able to provide IPv6 to 50’000+ individual users and
> companies in 140+ countries, using servers hosted at 40+ Internet
> providers in 30+ countries. We are incredibly proud of what we’ve
> accomplished together, and how many people have gotten to know all
> about IPv6 due to our combined efforts.

Congratulations for past achievements!

> We have completed a retrospective and rationale document, which
> details our experience developing and operating the SixXS
> tunnelbroker

Tunnelbroker ok, but how about ULA generation and registration at sixxs. 
  Is it shut down tombstone too?
https://www.sixxs.net/tools/grh/ula/

And what happens to the registrations?

> over the last 18 years.

Some local calls it "in their youth" :-)

Alex

> We have worked through our plans with the many dedicated ISPs that
> have been involved:
>
> https://www.sixxs.net/sunset/
>
> We have reached out to users recently, giving them 6 weeks to make
> alternative plans. We have chosen a somewhat symbolic date of
> 2017-06-06 to turn down the SixXS service. Our website will remain
> as a tombstone.

>
> Please feel free to pass this along to any group or list you feel
> would benefit from it, and reach out to <[e-mail]> or to
> myself directly <[e-mail]> if you have thoughts you’d like to
> share between now and then.
>