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Date:      Fri, 26 Jul 2002 02:28:37 +0900
From:      Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@mahoroba.org>
To:        "Jeroen C.van Gelderen" <jeroen@vangelderen.org>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: HEADS UP: an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address off by default
Message-ID:  <ygelm7zra2i.wl@cheer.mahoroba.org>
In-Reply-To: <AC271847-9FEE-11D6-8168-000393754B1C@vangelderen.org>
References:  <yge3cu7u7ph.wl@lyrics.mahoroba.org> <AC271847-9FEE-11D6-8168-000393754B1C@vangelderen.org>

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Hi,

>>>>> On Thu, 25 Jul 2002 12:50:49 -0400
>>>>> "Jeroen C.van Gelderen" <jeroen@vangelderen.org> said:

jeroen> May I ask what motivated this change?

Yes.  There is discussion that an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address has
potential security weakness in developping application and/or
operating servers.  NetBSD's default is off, and OpenBSD doesn't
support an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address.

Sincerely,

--
Hajimu UMEMOTO @ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan
ume@mahoroba.org  ume@bisd.hitachi.co.jp  ume@{,jp.}FreeBSD.org
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