-------- Original Message -------- Subject: IPv4 mapped IPv6 address Date: 30 Oct 2001 16:40:58 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shin'ichiro TAYA) Organization: Another Netscape Collabra Server User To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: netscape.public.mozilla.seamonkey,netscape.public.mozilla.nspr
mozilla converts IPv4 address to IPv4 mapped IPv6 address internally and connects to it on AF_INET6 socket. itojun (member of KAME project(http://www.kame.net/), and core member of NetBSD) suggested me not to use mapped address because of security issues. http://www.iijlab.net/i-d/draft-itojun-ipv6-transition-abuse-01.txt Does mozilla use mapped address forever? Or are there any plans to stop using mapped address? BTW, WinXP supports IPv6, but does not support IPv4 mapped IPv6 address. (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/ipv6/default.asp) Does this mean IPv6 enabled mozilla (and NS6 )doesn't work on WindowsXP? -- Shin'ichiro TAYA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
