Re: scope id question

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Hello!

> Draft scopedaddr-format says that quering getaddrinfo() with
> only link-local address (without scope id/interface name) is ok

Hence it says a non-sense.


> so I assume that connect()tion to link local address
> (with sin6_scope_id = 0) should be ok for kernel, too.

It is undefined without any doubts. Mapping scoped addresses
without scope id is impossible even theoretically.

No hacks selecting random scope id are to be accepted.

Alexey