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to: JEFF SMITH
from: JANIS KRACHT
date: 2016-08-01 00:59:00
subject: BBBS and IPv6?

Hi Jeff,

>>>This may have been mentioned or touched on before but I don't recall. Does B
>>> support IPv6 connections?

>>I believe Kim indicated it did with the latest beta he sent me (that was Nov.
>> 2014 IIRC).

> I think I am running the same version as you.

> BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-2, 1.4 MB (1,447,768 bytes)

Looks the same...

>But BBBS will not connect to a FQDN that resolves to a IPv6 address. But, Bink
> with IPv6 support which I also have installed on a different port can connect
> to and resolve the IPv6 address fine. With BinkD I can tell it to bind to a
> IPv4 or an IPv6 address. So far I haven't seen any reference in BBBS or it's
> docs regarding IPv6 functionality.

No, nothing in the docs yet, it's true.

>> You ought to contact Kim and let him know I think...

>I have sent Kim an email on this and several other things over the last couple
> three months. I guess he is busy and/or on the go as I haven't gotten any
> replies from him for quite some time.

He does travel a lot, it's true.

I'll see if I can get in touch with him..

Take care,
Janis

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-2
* Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)

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