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authorJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2019-02-26 18:10:12 +0000
committerJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2019-02-26 18:10:12 +0000
commit52af44332434a2a34ae30f3d0ac3b549d512e4cc (patch)
tree135e234b78caa4216f4ba8c99659f3b08e61d66d /doc/doc-docbook
parent13d90e907bbf6f9f87b2a8557e641188d9fa9269 (diff)
Docs: Add note on lsearch for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses
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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index d8cf6e73c..834f210ce 100644
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+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -6741,6 +6741,11 @@ lookup types support only literal keys.
&*Warning 2*&: In a host list, you must always use &(net-iplsearch)& so that
the implicit key is the host's IP address rather than its name (see section
&<<SECThoslispatsikey>>&).
+
+.new
+&*Warning 3*&: Do not use an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address for a key; use the
+IPv4. Such addresses being searched for are converted to IPv4.
+.wen
.next
.new
.cindex lookup json