Re: [exim-dev] Hard to understand doc enhancement 52af44332…

On 2019-03-11 Heiko Schlittermann via Exim-dev <exim-dev@???> wrote:
> Andreas Metzler via Exim-dev <exim-dev@???> (Sa 09 Mär 2019 17:49:28 CET):
[...]
>> +&*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.
[...]
>> 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


Hello,

Thanks, the description of what to do is great, but the imho the
rationale (what breaks?) should stay.

cu Andreas
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