Some ICS users might need to support legacy apps but even they can buy Win2008 WS Edition for $300, I believe.
Regards, SZ On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Darin McGee <da...@basehex.com> wrote: > Who actually runs 2000? It has been dropped out of Microsoft's > mainstream support. What's the point in supporting a dead product? > > -----Original Message----- > From: twsocket-boun...@elists.org [mailto:twsocket-boun...@elists.org] > On Behalf Of Arno Garrels > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 6:44 AM > To: ICS support mailing > Subject: [twsocket] Should ICS support IPv6 on W2K? > > Hi, > > I think ICS should not support IPv6 on W2K (possible only with the > IPv6 Technical Preview) because: > > 1.) It is possible to install the IPv6 Technical Preview for Windows > 2000 on W2K SP1 only (at least this one: > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=27b1e6a6-bbdd-4 > 3c9-af57-dae19795a088&DisplayLang=en). > Who actually runs W2K SP1 when there is SP4 and Rollup 1 available? > > 2.) API of the IPv6 Technical Preview supports ANSI only. > Since XP there are A and W functions. > So either we call the ANSI versions only or we call ANSI and Wide API > depending on the Windows version, both was suboptimal and latter was a > mess. > > What do you think? > > -- > Arno Garrels > > -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
