Autor: Heiko Schlittermann Datum: To: exim-dev Betreff: Re: [exim-dev] Hard to understand doc enhancement
52af44332434a2a34ae30f3d0ac3b549d512e4cc
Andreas Metzler via Exim-dev <exim-dev@???> (Sa 09 Mär 2019 17:49:28 CET): > Hello,
>
> 52af44332434a2a34ae30f3d0ac3b549d512e4cc and the latest commit on 4.92
> fixes adds this change to spec:
>
> +&*Warning 3*&: Do not use an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address for a key; use the
> +IPv4. Such addresses being searched for are converted to IPv4.
>
> I had to read thrice to understand, perhaps a little more verbosity would
> help?
>
> Do not use an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address as key; use the original IPv4
> notation. IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses are being converted to IPv4
> notation by exim before executing the lookup.
What about such change:
.new
&*Warning 3*&: Do not use an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address for a key; use the
-IPv4. Such addresses being searched for are converted to IPv4.
+IPv4 address in dotted-quad form.
.wen
.next
.new
