IPv6 support in Server applications

There are several applications support IPv6 from the box. Some has to be recompilled with with a specific IPv6 enabling switch. Some has a patch that allows IPv6 operations. This page we try to summarise these informations for the most popular applications.

Web servers

Apache2

[http://httpd.apache.org Apache2] (series 2 (2.x)) does support IPv6 from the box, however here is a [:Apache2Guide: guide] to properly configure Apache2 in IPv6 environment.

Apache1

[http://httpd.apache.org Apache1] does support IPv6 only with external patch (for versions 1.3.11 - 1.3.33). It is better to upgrade to Apache2.

thttpd

[http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/ Tiny/throttle/turbo HTTP server]

Microsoft IIS

The IIS supports IPv6 as described in [:IISguide:IIS IPv6 configuration guide].

SMTP servers

A general [:smtpguideline: guideline] to IPv6 SMTP servers to avoid problem with broken servers.

Sendmail

[http://www.sendmail.org Sendmail] supports IPv6 since version 8.10, hoewever is a [:SendmailGuide: guide] to properly configure sendmail in IPv6 environment.

Postfix

[http://www.postfix.org Postfix] supports IPv6 since version 2.2. Here is a [:PostfixGuide: guide] to properly configure postfix in IPv6 environment.

Exim

[http://www.exim.org Exim] supports IPv6 since version 4.30. Here is a [:EximGuide: guide] to properly configure exim in IPv6 environment.

MS Exchange

[http://www.microsoft.com MS Exchange] does not support ipv6 either in Exchange 2003 or in Exchange 2007. Here you find our [:ExchangeGuide:test report] in hungarian.

Lotus Notes/Domino server

[http://www.lotus.com Notes/Domino] server supports ipv6 on certain platforms. Here you find our[:DominoGuide:Notes configuration guide].

qmail

[http://cr.yp.to/qmail.html Qmail] has not got proper IPv6 support. There is an [:qmailguide:alternative solution] for it.

NNTP server

INN

[http://www.isc.org/sw/inn INN] supports IPv6 if it compiled to do so. Here is an [:INNGuide: guide] to properly configure INN in IPv6 environment.

DNS servers

BIND9

Look at [:Bind9guide: BIND9 IPv6 configuration guide]

BIND8

Look at [:Bind8guide: BIND8 IPv6 configuration guide]

Microsoft DNS server

Look ar [:MicrosoftDNSguide: Microsoft DNS IPv6 configuration guide]

djbns

Look at djbns IPv6 configuration guide

powerdns

nsd

Mailstorage servers

IMAP servers

Washington Unversity IMAP and POP3 server

[http://www.washington.edu/imap/ Washington Unversity IMAP and POP3 server] [:wuimapguide:wu-imap configuration guide for IPv6]

Cyrus IMAP server

[http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/imapd/ Cyrus IMAP server][:cyrusimapguide:configuration guide for IPv6]

courier imap server

[http://www.courier-mta.org/imap/ courier-imap] IPv6 configuration guide

Exchange server

[:ExchangeGuide:Microsoft Exchange test about IPv6 support]

Dovecot imap server

[http://www.dovecot.org Dovecot IMAP server] [:dovecotimapguide:configuration guide for IPv6]

POP3 servers

solidpop3

[http://pld.ouraynet.com/software/solidpop3d/ SolidPop3] [:solidpopguide: IPv6 configuration guide]
[http://pld.ouraynet.com/software/solidpop3d/ SolidPop3] [:aixsolidpop: IPv6 configuration guide for AIX]

qpopper POP3 server

qpopper [:qpopperguide: IPv6 configuration guide]

SSH servers

openssh

[http://www.openssh.org openssh] [:opensshguide: ipv6 configuration guide]

Internet superservers

[:inetdguide:inetd IPv6 configuration guide]
[:xinetdguide:xinetd IPv6 configuration guide]

FTP servers

vsftpd

[http://vsftpd.beasts.org/ vsftpd] [:Aixvsftpd: IPv6 configuration guide for AIX] - in hungarian
[http://vsftpd.beasts.org/ vsftpd] [:vsftpd en: IPv6 configuration guide ] - in english

proftpd

[http://www.proftpd.org/ proftpd] [:proftpd: IPv6 configuration guide] - in hungarian
[http://www.proftpd.org/ proftpd] [:proftpd en: IPv6 configuration guide ] - in english

pureftpd

[http://www.pureftpd.org/ pureftpd] [:pureftpd:IPv6 configuration guide] - NIIF

TCP wrapper

[:TCPwrapper: TCP wrapper IPv6 configuration guide]

NTP

[:ntpguide:ntpd 4.x IPv6 configuration guide]
[:opennntpguide:openntp IPv6 configuration guide]

SVN/CVS

[:SVNSzerver:svn server IPv6 guide]
[:SVNKilens:svn client IPv6 guide]
[:CVSSzerver:cvs server IPv6 guide]
[:CVSKliens:cvs client IPv6 guide]

IPv6 support in client applications

Web browsers

mozilla/firefox

All modern versions of mozilla/firefox supports IPv6. If you have some problem with Mozilla/Firefox in IPv6 environment look at [:MozillaIPv6problem: IPv6 configuration guide for Mozilla/Firefox]

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 6 does support IPv6 if you are using an operating system, that support IPv6

Lynx

Lynx supports IPv6

Konqueror/Safari

Konqueror/Safari does support IPv6

Mail clients

Mozilla/ThunderBird

All modern versions of mozilla/firefox supports IPv6.

pine

pine support IPv6 since version 4.60 however it has be compiled in. Here is [:pineguide:pine IPv6 configuration guide] how to do it.

FTP clients

Others

More information about IPv6 support of different applications

[http://ipv6.niif.hu/ipv6_apps/ IPv6 Application and Patch Database]
[http://www.deepspace6.net/docs/ipv6_status_page_apps.html IPv6 & Linux - Current Status - Applications]
[http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ipv6.html IPv6 ready ports in the FreeBSD port collections]
[ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/pkgsrc/README-IPv6.html IPv6 ready packages in the NetBSD Packages Collection]