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Subject: Re: IPv6 DNS records with dns_*() functions
From: pollita@php.net ("Sara Golemon")

> I noticed the DNS record lookup functions (in the documentation) all refer
> to AAAA as an IPv6 type record. Actually, AAAA is obsolete now.. Of
course,
> in PHP it would be very wise to support AAAA, but the official type is A6.
> You may want to start supporting that in the dns_() functions, or if it
> already works, you may want to update the documentation on these
functions.
>
That's certainly doable, but to help track it, could you create a feature
request for it at bugs.php.net?

Also, links to any RFC or other documents pertaining to implementation would
be helpful.

I'll add this into dns_*() for PHP 5.1.0 and to Net_DNS for the next release
of that package.

-Sara