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The Sunday 2007-07-15 at 01:24 +0200, Theo v. Werkhoven wrote:

> > Received-SPF: none (Address does not pass the Sender Policy Framework)
> >  SPF=HELO; sender=lists4.suse.de; remoteip=::ffff:195.135.221.135;
> >  remotehost=lists4.suse.de; helo=lists4.suse.de; 
> > receiver=exa.billmerriam.com;
> > 
> > 
> > I noticed the ipv6 address, and I was curious to check who it was:
> 
> That is not an IPv6 address.
> IPv6 addresses are written with hex notation, e.g.
> 2001:888:10:90f::2 i.e. 8193.2184.16.2319.0.0.0.2 when written in
> decimal. What the meaning is of the '::ffff:' part I don't know, but
> it has nothing to do with IPv6 afaik.
> So your analysis has no meaning.

Wrong.

Ipv6 addresses can be written in several different formats. The "::ffff" 
part is equivalent to :0:0:0:0:ffff.

Further info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_mapped_address

] As a special exception to IPv6 addresses notation, IPv4 mapped addresses 
] are commonly represented with their last 32 bits notated as an IPv4 
] address. As such, ::ffff:c000:280 would typically be notated
] ::ffff:192.0.2.128 instead.

And rfc4291.


More proofs:

  [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> host ::ffff:195.135.221.135
  Host 7.8.d.d.7.8.3.c.f.f.f.f.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.ip6.arpa 
not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)


See? The host command knows how to read and interpret it, so it is 
standard notation.


- -- 
Cheers,
       Carlos E. R.

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