IPv6 address/port format

[Wojtek Bojdo/l]

On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, Michael H. Warfield wrote:

> 	Ok...  Pop quiz.
> 
> 	::130.205.1.143
> 
> 	Is that port 143 on system 130.205.1.0 (host 1.0 on network 130.205)
> or is that host 130.205.1.143?  It's a rare case, but legitimate.  In
> IPv4 notation they allow 130.20.1 to be the equivalent of 130.205.1.0 in
> full.  This is BUTT UGLY, IMHO, but apparently legal and I've actually
> encountered some people using it and pointing it out to me.  So this one
> particular instance is ambiguous, unless we specify, up front, that all four
> of the dotted quads are specified in full for IPv4 compat notation.

but... who want's to telnet to network address port 23?
or to look at home page of network addr?
::130.205.1.143..80 can be also a good idea.

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