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Send Mail Using IPv6!

If you’re feeling brave and have IPv6 connectivity, you can now submit mail to our Outbound Mail service (SMTP AUTH) over IPv6 by connecting to “smtpauth6.rollernet.us”. All of the same ports and TLS available under IPv4 also apply as we have simply dual-stacked the service. Please see “Submitting Outbound Mail via IPv6” on the forums for current limitations.

As far as we’re aware, Roller Network one of the very few – maybe even the first – provider in our arena to enable IPv6 for transport-level SMTP. This is quite a bit more substantial than simply making a website IPv6 available, so please send us feedback if you try it.

A new IPv6 section has also been added to the forums.

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Temporary Removal of Outbound Account (AUTH) Logs

We are temporarily removing the “Outbound Account (AUTH) Logs” mail log view in order to implement the first phase of revamping these logs to once again become useful. Other mail logs will not be affected. Once complete the outbound account logs will be by their AUTH name instead of domain name.

The ultimate goals of this rewrite are to add IPv6 support and tracking of message status as returned by the recipient’s mail server.

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AT&T Fiber Installation, Part 1

The building we’re in was already lit with Verizon fiber, but we ended up having to accelerate our plans to install a secondary fiber entrance for an AT&T loop due to the continuing delays with Verizon. This time it involves some road construction.

Interior of secondary fiber entrance.
Exterior of secondary fiber entrance.
Overview of the trench.

Ultimately this is a benefit for everyone because we have two independent fiber loops, but we had originally planned to start accepting new colocation and hosting customers last year. The next step is for AT&T to pull their fiber.

Finished trench with a concrete top.
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What’s next? Read “The List”

Curious to know what we’re working on next? Check out The List in the tab to the right.

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IANA IPv4 Address Pool Dips Below 10%

With the distribution of two /8 blocks to APNIC, the Number Resource Organization (NRO) today announced that less than ten percent of available IPv4 addresses remain unallocated.

“This is a key milestone in the growth and development of the global Internet,” noted Axel Pawlik, Chairman of the NRO. “With less than 10 percent of the entire IPv4 address range still available for allocation to RIRs, it is vital that the Internet community take considered and determined action to ensure the global adoption of IPv6. The limited IPv4 addresses will not allow us enough resources to achieve the ambitions we all hold for global Internet access. The deployment of IPv6 is a key infrastructure development that will enable the network to support the billions of people and devices that will connect in the coming years,” added Pawlik.

View the NRO press release in its entirety at:
http://www.nro.net/media/less-than-10-percent-ipv4-addresses-remain-unallocated.html

Roller Network is committed to providing IPv6 enabled services. Hosted mail (POP3, IMAP, webmail), outbound SMTP, and DNS services have been available via IPv6 starting in 2008. We are actively testing transport-level SMTP IPv6 services. In addition, Roller Network colocation, dedicated servers, and hosting are available with dual-stack connectivity. For more information on our IPv6 progress, see: ipv6.rollernet.us