[Exim] Re: Problem with IPv6 support in exim on non-IPv6 sys…

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Author: Mark Baker
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To: exim-users, debian-ipv6
Subject: [Exim] Re: Problem with IPv6 support in exim on non-IPv6 systems
On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 12:39:26AM +0000, I wrote:

> Actually, looking at the code again, I wonder whether if smtp_connect() died
> in a less unpleasant way (like, say, returning an error instead of
> panicking), smtp_transport_entry() already contains code to fallback to the
> next address? That would certainly be a neater solution. Philip, do you
> think that would work?


Indeed, I've tried this and it does appear to work. I don't want to release
it until someone who knows the exim code better than I do can check that it
won't have any nasty side effects.