On 07/07/2024 16:13, Ralph Seichter via Postfix-users wrote:
> * Allen Coates via Postfix-users:
>
>> I have just been perusing my firewall logs, and notice I have had
>> several "hits" using the documentation prefix (2001:db8::/32) as the
>> source address. [...]
>>
>> I have also had some hits (on my website) from  Teredo addresses.  I
>> am allowing these, because (arguably) we are still transitioning to
>> IPv6.
> "Still transitioning", are we? ;-) RFC 3849 is 20 years (!) old, almost
> to the day, and https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3849.html#section-3 is
> pretty clear:
>
>   This assignment implies that IPv6 network operators should add this
>   address prefix to the list of non-routeable IPv6 address space, and
>   if packet filters are deployed, then this address prefix should be
>   added to packet filters.
>
> Anybody using 2001:db8::/32 to connect over the internet is simply doing
> it wrong, and I don't think that attempts at enabling their erroneous
> efforts is helpful.
>
> -Ralph

I am blocking  2001:db8::/32 (of course);  it's the Teredo prefix which I am 
allowing. 

Having been retired for 15 years, and only running a personal (domestic) 
server, it is difficult to judge how
commonplace these transition protocols still are.

Allen C
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