On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 10:27:05PM +1100, Alasdair wrote:
> I finally worked out(?) that it is a problem with a router that advertises
> IPv6 but does not handle it.

The correct way to deal with that is to put "ip6mode=host" into
"/etc/rc.conf". That will stop your NetBSD system from accepting
to advertised bogus IPv6 prefix.

> telnet smtp.iprimus.com.au 25
> Trying 1.0.0.0...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out

What nameserver are you using? Is that your ISP nameserver or the
builtin nameserver of a cheap router appliance? Some of the later
kind can get confused if a client ask them for anything other
than A records.

	Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://zhadum.org.uk/