Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> > Adding 'options inet6' in /etc/resolv.conf will cause many programs to
> > crash or misbehave. The documentation currently contains (reformated):
> >
> > inet6 sets RES_USE_INET6 in _res.options. This has the effect
> > of trying a AAAA query before an A query inside the
> > gethostbyname() function, and of mapping IPv4 responses
> > in IPv6 ``tunnelled form'' if no AAAA records are found
> > but an A record set exists.
> >
> > A *big* warning should be given that setting this flag will cause
> > programs to behave strangely, as they will get back an AAAA record
> > and not the expected A record
> >
> >
> > Additionally one could consider to remove this feature as 'tunneled
> > forms', with which most likely ::a.b.c.d or ::ffff:a.b.c.d are meant
> > are deprecated by the IETF as they only cause issues, for instance
> > like these.
> >
> > For instance a 2.6.x kernel will report the following when
> > doing a IPv4 traceroute (pkg: traceroute-nanog 6.3.10-2):
> >
> > "traceroute forgot to set AF_INET in raw sendmsg. Fix it!"
> >
> > Also SpamAssassin (3.1.7-1) will segfault when this option is used.
> >
> > Separate bugs will be failed against these packages, referencing
> > this bug.
>
> The option behaves exactly as described. There is no bug there, except
> maybe a lack of documentation. Downgrading the severity to minor and
> reassigning this bug to the package manpages, with provide this manpage.
> I guess a warning should be added.
Will add:
Index: man5/resolv.conf.5
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/debian/manpages/man5/resolv.conf.5,v
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -p -r1.22 resolv.conf.5
--- man5/resolv.conf.5 30 Jan 2008 17:44:56 -0000 1.22
+++ man5/resolv.conf.5 30 Jan 2008 18:25:32 -0000
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ This has the effect of trying a AAAA que
.BR gethostbyname (3)
function, and of mapping IPv4 responses in IPv6 "tunneled form"
if no AAAA records are found but an A record set exists.
+
+Some programs behave strange when this option is turned on.
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Joey
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