Re: [Nmh-workers] IPv6-ifying nmh

[Josh Bressers]

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