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Re: [Nmh-workers] IPv6-ifying nmh
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Josh Bressers |
Subject: |
Re: [Nmh-workers] IPv6-ifying nmh |
Date: |
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:31:16 -0500 |
On 9 January 2009 at 11:23, Ken Hornstein wrote:
> I was doing some work on the smtp code for nmh, and I couldn't help noticing
> that it has no IPv6 support.
>
> Does anyone have any strong feelings about moving nmh to the use of
> getaddrinfo()/struct sockaddr_storage (and all of the associated goo
> for doing IPv6 support)? Can this change just be made wholesale, or do
> people still want to use nmh on systems which do not support
> getaddrinfo() and struct sockaddr_storage, and thus we need some
> autoconf glue?
>
> (Making this change will result in a simplification of a lot of code, so
> I think it's worthwhile just on it's own).
>
Considering getaddrinfo() is part of POSIX, I'd say make the change. If
someone wants to run nmh on something scary and old, they can run a scary
and old version of nmh.
--
JB