[tor-bugs] #7024 [Tor]: An ipv4 OutboundBindAddress prevents evdns from using ipv6 nameservers

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Wed Oct 3 00:47:31 UTC 2012


#7024: An ipv4 OutboundBindAddress prevents evdns from using ipv6 nameservers
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 Reporter:  nickm          |          Owner:                  
     Type:  defect         |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  minor          |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Tor            |        Version:                  
 Keywords:  tor-relay dns  |         Parent:                  
   Points:                 |   Actualpoints:                  
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 We try to apply the OutboundBindAddress to every nameserver -- but it
 won't work with IPv6 ones.

 One solution would be to let eventdns/evdns take two such
 outboundbindaddress options.

 We've had this issue for as long as we've supported IPv6 nameservers and
 OutboundBindAddress -- I guess maybe nobody wanted to use both at once?
 Hence setting the priority low.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/7024>
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