Bug#481064: wishlist: remove IPv4 precedence from wget
Package: wget Version: 1.11.2-1 Severity: wishlist Hello, wget currently prefers IPv4 over IPv6 (see the manpage, command line switch --prefer-family). Though IPv4 might practically solve some issues with broken IPv6 configurations, an IPv4 precedence would artificially delay the IPv6 deployment (i.e. hinder IPv6 traffic to grow even for IPv6 enabled servers). Anyway, IMHO it's not a legal argument to generally blame IPv6 for broken network setups. (would anybody blame iptables for broken NAT?) I suggest to add prefer_family=none to /etc/wgetrc, thus using the order returned by the DNS (tunable via glibc's /etc/gai.conf) If needed, I could write a patch (also changing the manpage entry). Cheerio -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#481064: wishlist: remove IPv4 precedence from wget
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Adrian Knoth wrote: Hello, wget currently prefers IPv4 over IPv6 (see the manpage, command line switch --prefer-family). Though IPv4 might practically solve some issues with broken IPv6 configurations, an IPv4 precedence would artificially delay the IPv6 deployment (i.e. hinder IPv6 traffic to grow even for IPv6 enabled servers). Anyway, IMHO it's not a legal argument to generally blame IPv6 for broken network setups. (would anybody blame iptables for broken NAT?) FYI, the hard-coded default is expected to change for GNU Wget 1.12. https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?22755 I suggest to add prefer_family=none to /etc/wgetrc, thus using the order returned by the DNS (tunable via glibc's /etc/gai.conf) If needed, I could write a patch (also changing the manpage entry). I'd recommend against changing the manpage entry; or, if you do, make it clear that it's the system wgetrc default that has changed, and not the hard-coded default (what Wget will use in the absence of a wgetrc). - -- Micah J. Cowan Programmer, musician, typesetting enthusiast, gamer, and GNU Wget Project Maintainer. http://micah.cowan.name/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIKcz17M8hyUobTrERAp4DAJ9Nj49t8CPDpuk6iUBt3+7BBE44lwCggjsE k4B4gYw7jW5Z2YsunRsB8xQ= =mvFu -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#481064: wishlist: remove IPv4 precedence from wget
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:16:38AM -0700, Micah Cowan wrote: wget currently prefers IPv4 over IPv6 (see the manpage, command line switch --prefer-family). FYI, the hard-coded default is expected to change for GNU Wget 1.12. https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?22755 Good news. Is there already a planned release date? I see the bug is still open, so I guess the corresponding changes haven't hit the RCS yet. If wget 1.12 will appear in the not so distant future, it's probably the best to wait for this new upstream release instead of writing a Debian specific patch. I suggest to add prefer_family=none to /etc/wgetrc, thus using the order returned by the DNS (tunable via glibc's /etc/gai.conf) If needed, I could write a patch (also changing the manpage entry). I'd recommend against changing the manpage entry; or, if you do, make it clear that it's the system wgetrc default that has changed, and not the hard-coded default (what Wget will use in the absence of a wgetrc). Oh, thanks for bringing this to my attention, I've overlooked the possibility to change int prefer_family = prefer_ipv4; to prefer_none in init.c. (which is probably what you would do). In this case, it wouldn't even be system's wgetrc, but more or less all Debian versions of wget since some_release_number. I cannot say if this would lead to confusion. However, I prefer the idea to wait for upstream. -- mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://adi.thur.de PGP/GPG: key via keyserver -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#481064: wishlist: remove IPv4 precedence from wget
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Adrian Knoth wrote: On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:16:38AM -0700, Micah Cowan wrote: Good news. Is there already a planned release date? I see the bug is still open, so I guess the corresponding changes haven't hit the RCS yet. It's unlikely to be released before the Q4 of this year. Major planned features are being handled through Google Summer of Code, so it'll be after summer at least. It's entirely possible 1.12 won't see a release until 2009. - -- Micah J. Cowan Programmer, musician, typesetting enthusiast, gamer, and GNU Wget Project Maintainer. http://micah.cowan.name/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIKd/N7M8hyUobTrERAvdyAJ9wPZCSrTerHGCv+I8ToDUHiJbOCwCfZR2c ehMfRCuS819xqhxu1nrjHPk= =bcLZ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
