-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Adrian Knoth wrote: > Hello, > > wget currently prefers IPv4 over IPv6 (see the manpage, command line > switch --prefer-family). > > Though IPv4 might practically solve some issues with broken IPv6 > configurations, an IPv4 precedence would artificially delay the IPv6 > deployment (i.e. hinder IPv6 traffic to grow even for IPv6 enabled > servers). Anyway, IMHO it's not a legal argument to generally blame IPv6 > for broken network setups. (would anybody blame iptables for broken > NAT?)
FYI, the hard-coded default is expected to change for GNU Wget 1.12. https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?22755 > I suggest to add > > prefer_family=none > > to /etc/wgetrc, thus using the order returned by the DNS (tunable via > glibc's /etc/gai.conf) > > If needed, I could write a patch (also changing the manpage entry). I'd recommend against changing the manpage entry; or, if you do, make it clear that it's the system wgetrc default that has changed, and not the hard-coded default (what Wget will use in the absence of a wgetrc). - -- Micah J. Cowan Programmer, musician, typesetting enthusiast, gamer, and GNU Wget Project Maintainer. http://micah.cowan.name/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIKcz17M8hyUobTrERAp4DAJ9Nj49t8CPDpuk6iUBt3+7BBE44lwCggjsE k4B4gYw7jW5Z2YsunRsB8xQ= =mvFu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
