[IRCServices] ircservices and support for/of IPv6

[Ian R. Justman]

Holger Baust wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Is there any support for IPv6 adresses in actual Versions of
> ircservices?
> 
> We do not need support for binding on IPv6 sockets, but support of IPv6
> Adresses in the database would be nice and very helpfull.

Even though you appear to have your question answered anyway, just my two 
cents' worth.

First, forgive if my IPv6 ignorance shows (I have not deployed any IPv6 
functionality, whether for home, work, or EsperNet; never had the need).

However, wouldn't the hostname/IP mask essentially be little more than a 
text field?  I mean, you could have a dotted quad or that funky bit of a 
coloned mess that an IPv6 address is, as well as, of course, a hostname.

Mainly because Services does not do any DNS resolution (would slow Services 
down something fierce; that's what the server's for), the address, 
regardless of type (name vs. IP) or IPv#, is always going to be a text field.

Connecting via IPv6 is a different matter entirely. :)

--Ian R. Justman, Co-Founder and Postmaster, The EsperNet IRC Network.

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