From: Jeremy Harris Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:18:51 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Docs: Add note on lsearch for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses X-Git-Tag: exim-4.93-RC0~265 X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?p=exim.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=c77d3d85fe96486e8e9b42a287c541193d87ed5d Docs: Add note on lsearch for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses --- diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 834f210ce..c21bc0dcc 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -8683,8 +8683,12 @@ to quote keys was made available in &(lsearch)& files. However, the more recently implemented &(iplsearch)& files do require colons in IPv6 keys (notated using the quoting facility) so as to distinguish them from IPv4 keys. For this reason, when the lookup type is &(iplsearch)&, IPv6 addresses are -converted using colons and not dots. In all cases, full, unabbreviated IPv6 +converted using colons and not dots. +.new +In all cases except IPv4-mapped IPv6, full, unabbreviated IPv6 addresses are always used. +The latter are converted to IPv4 addresses, in dotted-quad form. +.wen Ideally, it would be nice to tidy up this anomalous situation by changing to colons in all cases, given that quoting is now available for &(lsearch)&.