Subject: Re: IPv6 DNS server

Re: IPv6 DNS server

From: Cedric BAIL <cedric.bail_at_free.fr>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:03:34 +0100

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Yang Tse <yangsita_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/12/1, Cedric BAIL wrote:
>
>> The attached patch add support for IPv6 DNS server. This add support
>> for directive like "nameserver 2a01:e00::2" in resolv.conf. I am sorry
>> I don't have enough time right now to be sure it work fine with
>> version 1.7.0 as I did this patch against 1.6.0.
>
> Just skimming over it, I have a couple of comments...
>
>> + options->servers[i].s_addr = INADDR_LOOPBACK; /* Crappy work around */
>
> Sure you can do better than that.
>
> 1.7.0 has just been released, so there should be enough time to verify
> that the patch at least works for you. And that it could be used by
> everyone else. If you have questions, simply make them and someone
> hopefully will be able to help.

Well, right now, I am just dumping this patch to this ML so that this
work is not lost forever and if someone need this feature it can start
from somewhere. I hope I will have more time and do some cleanup, but
right now I don't know when this will happen.

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Cedric BAIL
Received on 2009-12-01