Question: connect to IPv6 site via http proxy using literal IPv6 address?

[S.P.Zeidler]

Thus wrote Schmoll, Carsten (carsten.schmoll at fokus.fraunhofer.de):

> 	*  IPv4-only client in IPv4-only subnet running a web browser

If the client was of an ancient enough software that didn't know what IPv6
was (in contrast to a client that knows IPv6 but merely doesn't have it
active), you would get a syntax error (no []: allowed in hostnames).

doing the occasional software necromancy for pay,
	spz
-- 
spz at serpens.de (S.P.Zeidler)