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Re: getaddrinfo address ordering
> > (except that it might take a while to establish a connection), but
> > you still have a problem that the IPv6 path might be poor.
>
> Each different "IP" performs differently from each other.
> I believe what you need is some (dynamic) server selection
> method.
I believe what is needed is to stop relying so much on applications/hosts
choosing destination addresses. Hosts should have as few addresses
as possible. The network should make a best effort to deliver the traffic
to whatever address is used over the links permitted for such use.