Re: IETF: SixXS is shutting down

Sigh! When people think IPv6 tunnel become a hinder of IPv6 deployment,  people in China still in the struggle of chicken and egg problem. 

-Davey

> 在 2017年3月24日，08:02，Pim van Pelt <pim@ipng.nl> 写道：
> 
> 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.
> 
> We have completed a retrospective and rationale document, which
> details our experience developing and operating the SixXS tunnelbroker
> over the last 18 years. 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 <info@sixxs.net> or to myself
> directly <pim@ipng.nl> if you have thoughts you’d like to share
> between now and then.
> 
> -- 
> Pim van Pelt <pim@ipng.nl>
> PBVP1-RIPE - http://www.ipng.nl/
> 
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Davey Song(宋林健)
BII Lab
songlinjian@gmail.com