classification
Title: nntplib is not IPv6-capable
Type: behavior
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 2.6
process
Status: open Resolution:
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: dmorr, giampaolo.rodola
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2007-12-19 20:07 by dmorr, last changed 2007-12-20 05:00 by christian.heimes.

Files
File name Uploaded Description Edit Remove
nntplib_ipv6.patch dmorr, 2007-12-19 20:07
Messages
msg58822 (view) Author: Derek Morr (dmorr) Date: 2007-12-19 20:07 
nntplib hardcodes AF_INET for the socket address family. This prevents
it from using IPv6. Attached is a patch that converts NNTP.__init__() to
use socket.create_connection(), which is IPv6-capable.
History
Date User Action Args
2007-12-20 05:00:50christian.heimessetpriority: normal
keywords: + patch
2007-12-20 00:05:41giampaolo.rodolasetnosy: + giampaolo.rodola
2007-12-19 20:07:10dmorrcreate