Thread: pgsql: Document the all-balls IPv6 address.
Document the all-balls IPv6 address. Branch ------ master Details ------- http://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/a7136b7fa2505ec209210803bb74a7946ede337f Modified Files -------------- doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml | 4 +++- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
On 03/18/2011 06:41 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Document the all-balls IPv6 address. > > + <literal>0.0.0.0/0</literal> (<quote>all balls</>) represents all + IPv4 addresses, and <literal>::</literal> represents + all IPv6 addresses. Umm, isn't there a missing netmask there? The IPv6 analog of 0.0.0.0/0 is surely ::/0 (or I would usually write it ::0/0). cheers andrew
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote: > + <literal>0.0.0.0/0</literal> (<quote>all balls</>) represents all > + IPv4 addresses, and <literal>::</literal> represents > + all IPv6 addresses. > > Umm, isn't there a missing netmask there? The IPv6 analog of 0.0.0.0/0 is > surely ::/0 (or I would usually write it ::0/0). "all balls" seems like a colloquialism best avoided in our documentation. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
On 03/18/2011 09:18 PM, Robert Haas wrote: > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Andrew Dunstan<andrew@dunslane.net> wrote: >> +<literal>0.0.0.0/0</literal> (<quote>all balls</>) represents all >> + IPv4 addresses, and<literal>::</literal> represents >> + all IPv6 addresses. >> >> Umm, isn't there a missing netmask there? The IPv6 analog of 0.0.0.0/0 is >> surely ::/0 (or I would usually write it ::0/0). > "all balls" seems like a colloquialism best avoided in our documentation. > It's already there, although I agree it's infelicitous. cheers andrew
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote: > On 03/18/2011 09:18 PM, Robert Haas wrote: >> >> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Andrew Dunstan<andrew@dunslane.net> >> wrote: >>> >>> +<literal>0.0.0.0/0</literal> (<quote>all balls</>) represents all >>> + IPv4 addresses, and<literal>::</literal> represents >>> + all IPv6 addresses. >>> >>> Umm, isn't there a missing netmask there? The IPv6 analog of 0.0.0.0/0 is >>> surely ::/0 (or I would usually write it ::0/0). >> >> "all balls" seems like a colloquialism best avoided in our documentation. >> > > It's already there, although I agree it's infelicitous. I vote for taking it out. I think that could be interpreted as inappropriate. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 2:22 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote: >> On 03/18/2011 09:18 PM, Robert Haas wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Andrew Dunstan<andrew@dunslane.net> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> +<literal>0.0.0.0/0</literal> (<quote>all balls</>) represents all >>>> + IPv4 addresses, and<literal>::</literal> represents >>>> + all IPv6 addresses. >>>> >>>> Umm, isn't there a missing netmask there? The IPv6 analog of 0.0.0.0/0 is >>>> surely ::/0 (or I would usually write it ::0/0). >>> >>> "all balls" seems like a colloquialism best avoided in our documentation. >>> >> >> It's already there, although I agree it's infelicitous. > > I vote for taking it out. I think that could be interpreted as inappropriate. I agree. -- Dave Page Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com Twitter: @pgsnake EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > > On 03/18/2011 06:41 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Document the all-balls IPv6 address. > > > > > > > + <literal>0.0.0.0/0</literal> (<quote>all balls</>) represents all > + IPv4 addresses, and <literal>::</literal> represents > + all IPv6 addresses. > > Umm, isn't there a missing netmask there? The IPv6 analog of 0.0.0.0/0 > is surely ::/0 (or I would usually write it ::0/0). Oh, I was not aware how IPv6 worked with CIDR. I have changed it to ::/0. Thanks. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. +
Dave Page wrote: > On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 2:22 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote: > >> On 03/18/2011 09:18 PM, Robert Haas wrote: > >>> > >>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Andrew Dunstan<andrew@dunslane.net> > >>> ?wrote: > >>>> > >>>> +<literal>0.0.0.0/0</literal> ?(<quote>all balls</>) represents all > >>>> + ? ? ? IPv4 addresses, and<literal>::</literal> ?represents > >>>> + ? ? ? all IPv6 addresses. > >>>> > >>>> Umm, isn't there a missing netmask there? The IPv6 analog of 0.0.0.0/0 is > >>>> surely ::/0 (or I would usually write it ::0/0). > >>> > >>> "all balls" seems like a colloquialism best avoided in our documentation. > >>> > >> > >> It's already there, although I agree it's infelicitous. > > > > I vote for taking it out. ?I think that could be interpreted as inappropriate. > > I agree. OK, removed. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. +