Subj : Re: Net 134
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Mon Mar 06 2023 15:18:46

Hi Michiel,

On 2023-03-06 14:38:48, you wrote to me:

 WV>> Specially the ones where IPv6 gives a connect, but IPv4 doesn't...

 MvdV> Perhaps they should fly the INO4 flag like 134/102 and 301. ?

 MvdV> The NC134 once explained to me that the DNS would not accept IPv6 only. An
 MvdV> AAAA redcord is only accepted if there is also an A record.

That seems like a bug to me, that needs fixing!

 MvdV> So the IPv4 address ia s feke address just to satisfy the DNS
 MvdV> service.

Maybe they should use a more obvious fake adres, something like 127.0.0.1 ...?

 MvdV> To avoid calling these nodes by their fake IPv4 address they fly the
 MvdV> INO4 flag. Stas'script seems to honour the INO4 flag.

It doesn't check for the INO4 flag, so that is by accident.


Bye, Wilfred.

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