Re: RFC 2553 bind semantics harms the way to AF independence

[Mauro Tortonesi]

On Sun, 24 Jun 2001, Francis Dupont wrote:

> PS: (again) IPv6 is not a new protocol, IPv6 is the new version of IP.
> If you believe in this (stronger than IPv6 itself) then you can really
> understand the dual stack model (the integrated dual version model).

right. but this is not the real problem. the real problem is if
AF_INET6 family should be a catch-all extension of AF_INET or if
they should be an unrelated, being AF_INET6 a totally different type of
socket from AF_INET.

i vote for the second option.

-- 
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem...

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