From a23acfd5c4366f1c4d97e87ac61ee841f39b819a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Heiko Schlittermann (HS12-RIPE)" Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:53:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Clarify the IPv4-mapped IPv6 lookups. Credits to Andreas Metzler . --- doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index c21bc0dcc..f0bfd0eb8 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -6744,7 +6744,8 @@ the implicit key is the host's IP address rather than its name (see section .new &*Warning 3*&: Do not use an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address for a key; use the -IPv4. Such addresses being searched for are converted to IPv4. +IPv4, in dotted-quad form. (Exim converts IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses to this +notation before executing the lookup.) .wen .next .new -- 2.25.1