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bug#35959: IPv6 for elpa.gnu.org
From: |
Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#35959: IPv6 for elpa.gnu.org |
Date: |
Sat, 15 Aug 2020 07:34:21 -0700 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> Юрий> I'm using EMACS and would like to use elpa on one of my hosts,
>> which
>> Юрий> is IPv6 only. But unlike gnu.org elpa.gnu.org has only IPv4
>> address.
>> Юрий> I believe it's not hard IPv6 there as well.
>
> This was requested a little while ago, but indeed currently elpa.gnu.org
> is IPv4-only. To make it IPv6, it needs an IPv6 entry in the DNS, it
> needs its network interface to acquire this IPv6 address, and it requires
> the rest of the FSF's network to propagate the corresponding IPv6
> packets to that host.
>
> When we (an FSF sysadmin and myself) looked at it earlier this year, there
> was a problem in the FSF's infrastructure (the 3rd part). I can't quite
> remember what it was, but I have the vague impression that it had to do
> with the VM host being currently itself limited to IPv4.
>
>> That host is not managed by the Emacs team. Iʼm not sure who *does*
>> manage it, and itʼs not obvious from the website. Stefan, is this
>> one yours?
>
> The maintenance is done in part by myself (the one within the VM, mostly
> limited to the part directly relevant to the GNU ELPA archive) and in
> part by some of the FSF sysadmins (the part outside the VM). For this
> specific issue, it's best to send the request to sysadmin@gnu.org (and
> put me in Cc).
Thanks. That was 1 year ago, but I'm now forwarding this request to
sysadmin@gnu.org with you in Cc.
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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