Re: [Exim] [BUG?] 3.32: IPv6 changes cause Exim to not start

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Συντάκτης: Sheldon Hearn
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Προς: Phil Brutsche
Υ/ο: exim-users
Αντικείμενο: Re: [Exim] [BUG?] 3.32: IPv6 changes cause Exim to not start

On Thu, 09 Aug 2001 14:20:15 EST, Phil Brutsche wrote:

> Two possibilities:
> 1) Linux bug for not reporting the error
> 2) Exim but for not correctly testing for the error condition.


So narrow it down. Write a little C to ensure that socket(), and bind()
return an appropriate error when given a family of AF_INET6 on your
problematic Linux box.

I'm pretty sure it's (1) above, since Exim's very careful about testing
error returns for both functions.

Ciao,
Sheldon.