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		IsTom 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser I think it's because of all the NAT, which makes any attempt cumbersome for a lot of people.

pmarreck 11 months ago [–]

If only IPv6 had taken off...

hot_gril 11 months ago | [–]

If only they just made a new IPv4 with a longer address field, instead of something way more complicated that also changes pre-existing addresses.

pmarreck 11 months ago | | [–]

100% correct!

Biggest mistake ever was not to grow it organically/incrementally while maintaining backwards compatibility!

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