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lxgryesterday at 6:23 PM1 replyview on HN

It can't even address a 128 bit endpoint, so nothing would happen.


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jandreseyesterday at 7:35 PM

Sure it can, the DNS server returns the A record if your client doesn't understand Ax. It just won't work.

Honestly, this backwards compatibility thing seems even worse than IPv6 because it would be so confusing. At least IPv6 is distinctive on the network.

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