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Re: getaddrinfo address ordering [Re: IPv6 transition architecture discussion]

To: Craig Metz <cmetz@inner.net>
Subject: Re: getaddrinfo address ordering [Re: IPv6 transition architecture discussion]
From: Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:12:02 -0500
Cc: Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>, v6ops@ops.ietf.org
In-reply-to: (Your message of "Wed, 27 Nov 2002 10:39:57 EST.") <200211271432.gAREWOnF009847@inner.net>

>   NO! NO! NO!
> 
>   getaddrinfo is a PROTOCOL INDEPENDENT API. It is NEVER appropriate to cruft
> ANY protocol-specific options into getaddrinfo. Protocol-specific hacks belong
> in protocol-specific APIs. If the protocol-independent APIs do not give you
> the features you want, then use the protocol-dependent APIs instead, which
> will give you more specific controls.

you're absolutely correct.  thank you for saying that.

Keith

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- Re: getaddrinfo address ordering [Re: IPv6 transition architecture discussion]
  - From: Craig Metz <cmetz@inner.net>

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