denoting IPv6 addresses and ports

[Andrew Hobgood]

> I suspect there's a fair number of folks working in the tech support field
> who would disagree with you.  Perhaps you don't do spend a significant
> amount of time troubleshooting combined httpd/DNS problems for customers.
> On a number of occasions I've had a need to explicitly specify an IP
> address and/or port in a URL.  Ensuring that one can continue to do so in
> an unambiguous way even with an IPv6 address only helps win acceptance of
> IPv6 by reducing the annoyance level.  While this standardization might
> seem dumb to you, I think it's important enough to at least some of us.

agreed wholeheartedly... also, as far as the RFC is concerned, it's pretty
explicit about formatting...

http://[3ffe:.....]:80/file.html

just put the IPv6 address in []'s, followed by a :port if you need it.
lynx recognizes this just fine, as do most other browsers with ipv6
support.

/Andrew