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+++ b/docs/inspircd.conf.example
@@ -133,10 +133,20 @@
# <bind address="ip address" port="port" type="servers"> #
# #
# If InspIRCd is built for IPV6, and you wish to accept IPV4 clients, #
-# then you must specify your IPV6 clients in the following form: #
-# ::ffff:1.2.3.4, where 1.2.3.4 is the IPV4 address to bind the #
-# port on. If InspIRCd is built for IPV4 connections (this is the #
-# default) then you do not need to prefix your addresses like this. #
+# then you can specify IPV4 ip addresses here to bind. You may also #
+# use the 4in6 notation, ::ffff:1.2.3.4, where 1.2.3.4 is the IPV4 #
+# address to bind the port, but as of InspIRCd 1.1.1, this is not #
+# required. #
+# #
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# #
+# PLEASE NOTE: If you have build InspIRCd as an ipv6 server, and you #
+# specify an empty bind address, the binding will be bound to ALL THE #
+# IPV6 IP ADDRESSES, and not the ipv4 addresses. If you are using an #
+# ipv6 enabled InspIRCd and want to bind to multiple IPV4 addresses #
+# in this way, you must specify them by hand. If you have built the #
+# server for ipv4 connections only, then specifying an empty bind #
+# address binds the port to all ipv4 IP addresses, as expected. #
# #
<bind address="" port="6000" type="clients">
@@ -463,11 +473,17 @@
# that server to operoverride modes. This should only be used for #
# services and protected oper servers! #
# #
-# NOTE: If you have built InspIRCd with IPV6 support, and you want #
-# to link to an IPV4 server, you must specify the IP address in the #
-# form '::ffff:1.2.3.4' where 1.2.3.4 is the IP address of the target #
-# server. If you have built InspIRCd for IPV4 (this is the default) #
-# you should not prefix your IP addresses in this fashion. #
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# #
+# NOTE: If you have built your server as an ipv6 server, then when a #
+# DNS lookup of a server's host occurs, AAAA records (ipv6) are #
+# priorotized over A records (ipv4). Therefore, if the server you are #
+# connecting to has both an IPV6 ip address and an IPV4 ip address in #
+# its DNS entry, the IPV6 address will *always* be selected. To #
+# change this behaviour simply specify the IPV4 IP address rather #
+# than the hostname of the server. #
+# #
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# #
# ____ _ _____ _ _ ____ _ _ _ #
# | _ \ ___ __ _ __| | |_ _| |__ (_)___ | __ )(_) |_| | #
@@ -541,21 +557,18 @@
# resolving even though the DNS server appears to be up! Most ISP and #
# hosting provider DNS servers support recursive lookups. #
# #
-# NOTE: If you have built InspIRCd with IPV6 support, and you want #
-# to use an IPV4 nameserver, you must specify the IP address in the #
-# form '::ffff:1.2.3.4' where 1.2.3.4 is the IP address of the target #
-# server. If you have built InspIRCd for IPV4 (this is the default) #
-# you should not prefix your IP addresses in this fashion. #
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# #
-# IF YOUR RESOLV.CONF CONTAINS ONLY IPV4 ADDRESSES, AND YOU ARE USING #
-# IPV6, YOU MUST DEFINE THE <DNS SERVER> TAG, AND USE THE ::FFFF #
-# PREFIX NOTATION. IF YOU DO NOT, HOSTS WILL *NOT* RESOLVE. #
+# NOTE: if you have built InspIRCd with IPV6 support, then both #
+# ipv6 and ipv4 addresses are allowed here, and also in the system #
+# resolv.conf file. Remember that an ipv4 dns server can still #
+# resolve ipv6 addresses, and vice versa. #
# #
<dns server="127.0.0.1" timeout="5">
-# An example of using IPV4 nameservers over IPV6
-#<dns server="::ffff:127.0.0.1" timeout="5">
+# An example of using an IPV6 nameserver
+#<dns server="::1" timeout="5">
#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-# PID FILE -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
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