tags #360162 confirmed thanks On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 02:17:08AM +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > The localhost address is the only typical IPv6 address that starts with a > double colon (as old-style v4-mapped addresses are deprecated); however, it > is impossible to parse such colon-separated lists in general. > Thus, the only solutions I can think of are: > a) documenting this caveat > b) allowing a different separator (with the added bonus of having IPv6 > addresses human-readable)
I intend to go with spec.txt 6.19 and change the separator to a semicolon: Doubling colons in IPv6 addresses is an unwelcome chore, so a mechanism was introduced to allow the separator character to be changed. If a list begins with a left angle bracket, followed by any punctuation character, that character is used instead of colon as the list separator. For example, the list above can be rewritten to use a semicolon separator like this: local_interfaces = <; 127.0.0.1 ; ::1 I'll change update-exim4.conf to the following behavior: for the values of dc_local_interfaces and dc_relay_nets, if a Semicolon is found in the value, add "<;" to the beginning of the string. This makes a Semicolon a valid separator, while preserving backwards compatibility. Would this help? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
