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curl |
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ipv6 |
Versions |
7.10.8 |
ipv4 |
Resolve names to IPv6 addresses |
connection dns |
mutex |
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Use IPv6 addresses only when resolving hostnames, and not for example try IPv4.
Your resolver may respond to an IPv6-only resolve request by returning IPv6 addresses that contain "mapped" IPv4 addresses for compatibility purposes. macOS is known to do this.