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Re: IPv6?

> But should both protocols be implemented in the same server?

Yes, I think they probably should.

> It is my understanding that sockets belonging to different families are
> created with the help of translators hooked on /servers/sock/<PF_FAMILY>
> where PF_FAMILY is the number representing a particular socket domain

That is correct.

> like INET, LOCAL, IPX, INET6, etc. So shouldn't there be a separate
> pfinet6 server?

ipv6 is a special case because ipv4 and ipv6 are intimately related.  I
think you want the code to be shared so the server can dtrt for "v4 compat"
IPv6 addresses.


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