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Re:QUIC Is Not Quick Enough over Fast Internet by throw0101c on Monday September 09, 2024 @02:00PM (#41491427)
> If IPv6 were made today, it would be tunneled inside an HTTP connection.

Given that one of the primary goals of IPv6 was increased address space, how would putting IPv6 in an HTTP connection riding over IPv4 solve that?

Re:QUIC Is Not Quick Enough over Fast Internet by 0xbadcafebee on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @03:14PM (#41504419)
Providers would just do Carrier-grade NAT (as they do today) or another wonky solution with a tunnel into different networks as needed. IPv6 is still useful in different circumstances, particularly creating larger private networks. They could basically reimplement WireGuard, with the VPN software doubling as IPv6 router and interface provider. I'm not saying this is a great idea, but it is definitely what someone today would have done (with HTTP as the transport method) if IPv6 didn't exist.