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IO::Socket::IP provides a protocol-independent way to use IPv4 and IPv6 sockets,
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as a drop-in replacement for IO::Socket::INET. Most constructor arguments and
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methods are provided in a backward-compatible way. For a list of known
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differences, see the IO::Socket::INET INCOMPATIBILITES section below.
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It uses the getaddrinfo(3) function to convert hostnames and service names or
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port numbers into sets of possible addresses to connect to or listen on. This
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allows it to work for IPv6 where the system supports it, while still falling
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back to IPv4-only on systems which don't.
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WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/IO-Socket-IP/
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