Subj : Re^3:  WinPoint Version 404 IPV5
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Tim Schattkowsky
Date : Sat Mar 12 2022 02:11:13

//Hello Wilfred,//

on *11.03.22* at *13:29:26* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*
to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Re^2:  WinPoint Version 404 IPV5"*.

 WvV> Hi Tim,

 WvV> On 2022-03-11 13:07:04, you wrote to me:

 TS>> I have changed WP to use the first address returned by the OS. We have
 TS>> to test if that works as expected.

 WvV> And if the first fails or times out, it should move on to the next
 WvV> (that's what binkd does)...

Yes, that is the idea. But this is a little more work and thus not something I do right now. Again, this currently makes preferring IPv4 over IPv6 probably the better choice, as it addresses exactly the scenario where the fallback would be needed.

I still keep thinking (and nothing brought forward so far has been a valid argument against it) that in practice there are usually only benefits and no drawbacks of preferring IPv4 over IPv6 when both are available. On the other side, there usually exists absolutely no benefit for the user in choosing IPv6 in that scenario.  

Regards,
Tim

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