GNU bug report logs - #46481
"guix download" with ftp URL doesn't work on IPv6 network

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>

Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 02:37:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
To: Léo Le Bouter <lle-bout <at> zaclys.net>
Cc: 46481 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#46481: 
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:16:52 +0100
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Léo Le Bouter via Bug reports for GNU Guix 写道:
> Should we explicitly check if we are over an IPv6 connection 
> instead?
> Is that possible?

My FTP knowledge is about two decades out of date: does an IPv6 
server (de facto) have to support EPSV?

The ‘right’ way would be to send the FEAT command, and check 
whether the server actually supports EPSV.  A bit more 
heavy-weight than your heuristic.

Kind regards,

T G-R
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