[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #867: use ipv6

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#867: use ipv6
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     Reporter:  warner   |      Owner:  ClashTheBunny
         Type:           |     Status:  assigned
  enhancement            |
     Priority:  major    |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  code-    |    Version:  1.5.0
  network                |   Keywords:  ipv6 firewall twisted foolscap
   Resolution:           |  test-needed
Launchpad Bug:           |
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Comment (by warner):

 I've updated [https://foolscap.lothar.com/trac/ticket/155 foolscap#155]
 with notes about the new `DefaultTCP` parser plan. Twisted's
 !HostnameEndpoint works now, and current Foolscap uses it by default. So
 the following should work right now:

 * `tub.port = tcp6:12345`
 * `tub.location = tcp:HOSTNAME:12345` (where HOSTNAME has a valid AAAA
 record)

 When [https://foolscap.lothar.com/trac/ticket/155 foolscap#155] is done,
 the following should work too:

 * `tub.port = tcp6:12345`
 * `tub.location = tcp:[2600:3c01::f03c:91ff:fe93:d272]:12345`

 We're not planning to enhance the (legacy) automatic-IP-address detection
 routine to include IPv6 addresses, since we've deprecated that in favor of
 human-provided hostnames. So I think once the foolscap ticket is closed
 and a new release made, (and any cosmetic status displays fixed), we can
 declare our ipv6 support as complete and close this ticket.

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Ticket URL: <https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/867#comment:28>
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