[tor-bugs] #7571 [Tor]: Make AutomapHostsOnResolve work with IPv6

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#7571: Make AutomapHostsOnResolve work with IPv6
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 Reporter:  nickm        |          Owner:                    
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Tor          |        Version:                    
 Keywords:               |         Parent:                    
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by rransom):

 Replying to [comment:2 andrea]:
 > Hmmm - I have two concerns here.  Simpler one first:
 >
 >  * Why the loopback by default for IPv4 but link-local for IPv6?  Is
 assuming we *can* use a whole /8 on the loopback portable?  I had a vague
 impression that the loopback device acting like that is a Linuxism.

 As I understand it, IPv6 has exactly one loopback address, not a whole
 loopback netblock like IPv4.

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