[140320] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Yahoo and IPv6
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Owen DeLong)
Mon May 9 21:11:21 2011
From: Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com>
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinJb7tpAtPK2OvHeAjJVwYH5FoBOQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 18:10:19 -0700
To: Cameron Byrne <cb.list6@gmail.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>, Arie Vayner <ariev@vayner.net>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On May 9, 2011, at 9:04 AM, Cameron Byrne wrote:
> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Arie Vayner <ariev@vayner.net> wrote:
>> Actually, I have just noticed a slightly more disturbing thing on the =
Yahoo
>> IPv6 help page...
>>=20
>> I have IPv6 connectivity through a HE tunnel, and I can reach IPv6 =
services
>> (the only issue is that my ISP's DNS is not IPv6 enabled), but I =
tried to
>> run the "Start IPv6 Test" tool at =
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/ipv6/ and
>> it says:
>> "We detected an issue with your IPv6 configuration. On World IPv6 =
Day, you
>> will have issues reaching Yahoo!, as well as your other favorite web =
sites.
>> We recommend disabling
>> =
IPv6<http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=3DArHGqIAYvt_4fpp3N3vLzmNRJ3tG/SIG=3D11v=
v8jc1f/**http%3A//help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/ipv6/general/ipv6-09.html>,
>> or seeking assistance in order to fix your system's IPv6 =
configuration
>> through your ISP or computer manufacturer."
>>=20
>> What disturbs me is the piece saying "We recommend disabling
>> =
IPv6<http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=3DArHGqIAYvt_4fpp3N3vLzmNRJ3tG/SIG=3D11v=
v8jc1f/**http%3A//help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/ipv6/general/ipv6-09.html>
>> ", with a very easy link...
>>=20
>=20
> No IPv6 is better than broken* IPv6.
>=20
For production, yes. However, in terms of recommendations to prepare for
IPv6 day, uh, no... The better recommendation would be to explain the
exact issue detected and suggest ways for the user to resolve it.
Owen
