On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 10:42:52AM +1100, Brian May wrote: (thanks all for this rather interesting discussion btw) > I think there are two solutions: > > 1. getaddrinfo should not return IPv4 addresses if an IPv6 address exist, > since using the IPv6 address implies usage of the IPv4 address. Why not use getipnodebyname()? You got a whole bunch of flags you can set to determine what sort of address you are after.
> 2. IPv4 and IPv6 protocols kept completely separate. The main problem is the bind is no longer (semi)atomic like it was before. With IPv4, if bind() failed you knew it was a problem with either getting the port, or the process of getting the port (like out of memory). With the IPv6 bind() you're not really that sure anymore. - Craig -- Craig Small VK2XLZ GnuPG:1C1B D893 1418 2AF4 45EE 95CB C76C E5AC 12CA DFA5 Eye-Net Consulting http://www.eye-net.com.au/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIEEE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
