Subject: security/ssh IPv6 and SOCKS incompatibility
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 02/13/2000 12:54:30
PR 9371 talks about it. This is because:
- SSH IPv6 patch now uses get{addr,name}info, not gethostby{name,addr},
to query hostnames
- SOCKS is unable to socks-ify them
There are possible short-term solutions about it:
- make security/ssh6 for certain period of time
NOTE: I have been told that use of different set of patches
in single pkgsrc (based on USE_foo) is too complicated and
should be avoided
- any others?
This one is rather long-term, or need more work:
- add sock-ify support for get{addr,name}info into SOCKS
Not sure which is the way to go.
itojun