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Re:BSD Sockets Addressing by fanf2 on Saturday November 30, 2019 @03:28PM (#21671982)
1980s style IPv4 address syntax has been deprecated for 20 years:

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2553#page-31

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799.2018edition...

Anything that continues to support the ancient syntax is in serious need of fixing with extreme prejudice.

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Re:BSD Sockets Addressing by meddlepal on Saturday November 30, 2019 @04:39PM (#21672284)
Why does it need to be "fixed" if it works fine? Just because is it is deprecated doesn't mean it is broken.
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Re:BSD Sockets Addressing by orf on Saturday November 30, 2019 @08:31PM (#21673225)
It means it will be broken, and usually is deprecated because it is broken in some way.
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