On 15/11/2024 06:59, Jan Ingvoldstad via Exim-users wrote:
>> That dot feels unwise to me, much closer to established practice would
>> be: [ipv6]:port. Note that some IPv6 address have "."'s:
>>
>> - ::ffff:192.0.2.1
>> - ::192.0.2.1
[...]
> But your point is valid.
>
> RFC 6052 section 2.4 (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6052#section-2.4),
> I'm including it here so in case anyone here are unfamiliar with it.
Using [] in this specific context of Exim configuration is not possible due
to conflict with already-established usage. Even a brief reading of the
documentation would raise it as a red flag.
Hence my comment on wanting to redo the whole area.
v6-mapped ipv4 addresses are supported by the new coding.
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Cheers,
Jeremy
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