IPv6

In the message from this list:

http://www.postgresql.org/mhonarc/pgsql-general/1998-10/msg00062.html

Bruce mentions:

The new INET/MAC type in 6.4 will not have IPv6 capability, but is planned
for 6.5.

I've downloaded the latest snapshot of 6.5 (dated 05/28/1999), and it does
not appear to have the IPv6 stuff defined in

pgsql/src/include/utils/network.c

The teaser comments are all there, but no code. It doesn't look too
difficult to add (aside from deciding how to get a 128 bit wide C type).
I'd probably be willing to take a shot at it, but I wanted to see if anyone
else was working on it. [Of course, it may be much harder than it looks...]

Will IPv6 make it into 6.5?

We're moving our DNS management system from mSQL to Postgres (talk about
going from a Yugo to a Porsche!). During this transition we wanted to add
IPv6 support. We don't have any IPv6 in production yet, but we want our DNS
management system to be ready when the time comes. From what I gleaned from
the discussion on the various lists it sounds like if we use the cidr and
inet types we will be able to start using IPv6 addresses and networks when
the supprt is rolled in to Postgres. Is this true? Will it require a dump
and reload? Are there other issues to consider?

Thanks,

Jon
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