I generally see IPv6 being a better reflection of reality vs the illusion presented by IPv4/NAT. To put it another way, even if your server has no public IP add

I generally see IPv6 being a better reflection of reality vs the illusion presented by IPv4/NAT. To put it another way, even if your server has no public IP address, if someone punches through your firewall it's not like that matters anymore right? If they have the keys to the kingdom they can change your network to be however they like. If your network is a house, and your firewall is the front door, then all NAT does is force you to have a weird fractal room layout where rooms are inside rooms, inside rooms. But if a dude breaks in through your front door, it doesn't matter how many rooms you have, he will find what he wants. IPv6 lets you have as much rooms as your want and lets you optionally send mail to specific ones. If someone breaks in they still have access to everything, but instead of having to navigate a fractal house, they have to navigate a house with a nicer layout and a trillion doors. The metaphor is falling a part a bit here but my point is that if your server has some form of physical network connection that eventually leads to the internet, it's address scheme isn't going to help you much, even if it makes you sleep better.