IPv6 in perl 5.8.4?

Elijah has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: IPv6 in perl 5.8.4? by iburrell (Chaplain) on Jun 29, 2004 at 16:31 UTC
There is IO::Socket::INET6, which is like IO::Socket::INET but for IPv6. One big problem is that most the networking modules can only use IO::Socket::INET and IPv4. They inheirit from IO::Socket::INET instead of encapsulating a socket object. This makes it more difficult to use IPv6 or SSL sockets.	[reply]
Re: IPv6 in perl 5.8.4? by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Jun 29, 2004 at 15:40 UTC
Perl itself has no support for any protocol (outside of a few older functions). That support is provided completely within modules, such as IO::Socket for networking. I would read the documentation for those modules you intend to use in order to see if they have IPv6 support. I would be surprised if they didn't. Many people who use IPv6 are also using Apache, which does have support for IPv6. ------ We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age. Then there are Damian modules.... sigh* ... that's not about being less-lazy -- that's about being on some really good drugs -- you know, there is no spoon.* - flyingmoose I shouldn't have to say this, but any code, unless otherwise stated, is untested	[reply]