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Re:MIT no longer owns 18.0.0.0/8 by mirashii on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @07:24PM (#14152684)
> If you can't access IPv6 enabled sites, you can't access Google

He was referring to your lack of qualification in the above. An IPv4 user can indeed access Google, which is an IPv6 enabled site.

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Re:MIT no longer owns 18.0.0.0/8 by mortehu on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @11:21PM (#14153664)
Oh, I see now. You're reading "Having IPv6 access is a necessary for accessing Google". What I meant was "If the presence of AAAA records means you can't access a site, then you can't access Google".

A user who only has IPv4 connectivity relies on their software recognizing this when accessing an IPv6 enabled site. Software's failure to do so is one of the main reasons for the slow rollout of IPv6.

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