[ppml] "Who's afraid of IPv4 address depletion? Apparentlynoone."

[Michael K. Smith - Adhost]

Hello:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Mittelstaedt [mailto:tedm at ipinc.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:39 PM
> To: Michael K. Smith - Adhost; Paul Vixie
> Cc: ppml at arin.net
> Subject: RE: [ppml] "Who's afraid of IPv4 address depletion?
> Apparentlynoone."
> 
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:ppml-bounces at arin.net]On Behalf Of
> >Michael Smith
> >Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 2:12 PM
> >To: Paul Vixie
> >Cc: ppml at arin.net
> >Subject: Re: [ppml] "Who's afraid of IPv4 address depletion?
> >Apparentlynoone."
> >
> 
> > Since
> >most of our sites are SSL-enabled, we really can't use shared-IP
> >resources for these hosts, so this is a very real problem.
> 
> This isn't true.  You can use a single SSL certificate for multiple
> domains on a virtual host using mod_rewrite.  The technique is here:
> 
> http://sweon.net/2008/01/hosting-multiple-ssl-vhosts-on-a-single-
> ipportcerti
> ficate-with-apache2
> 
> You can simply buy your own SSL cert and charge the customers each a
> bit for the use of it.
> 
> Of course, if your business model includes you making a profit by
> buying SSL certificates in bulk for pennies then selling them to
> your customers for tons of money, then I can see how you might be
> a little annoyed.  I might also point out that historically, retailers
> that merely buy and resell add extremely little value and as a result
> customers tend to find ways around them - you might look at a different
> business model that has more value add?
> 
> Ted

I punted to Ted off list about the finer technical points of the above hack.  But, I think it does point out an excellent, urm, point.  We have more IPv6 addresses than we know what to do with and I'm already well down the path of being able to provide them to my customers.  I would gladly do so.  And yet, we have to come up with all of these various ways to hack our way into extending the life of IPv4.  

Why?

Regards,

Mike
Adhost Internet, LLC
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