>[...] > >From 2553bis: > An example use of this option is to allow two versions of the same > server process to run on the same port, one providing service over IPv6, > the other providing the same service over IPv4. > > So it can be seen as a transition mechanism. > > mph > I was trying to say that the generic alternative to IPV6_V6ONLY does not introduce a completly new functionality (it extends/generalizes the functionality that's there for a reason).
There has been a discussion about IPV6_V6ONLY option when the ability for IPv6 applications to interoperate with IPv4 application was implemented in Linux IPv6 stack (earlier this month). It seems better (more correct) to have a generic option to accomplish the same task. Kyle -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
