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* faq-using.xml (faq.using.ipv6): Try to clarify OS specific support. 

* faq-what.xml (faq.what.supported): Add Windows 7 and 2008 R2.
	* new-features.sgml: Add "and later" to rcmd news.
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2009-07-23 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.ipv6): Try to clarify OS specific support.
* faq-what.xml (faq.what.supported): Add Windows 7 and 2008 R2.
* new-features.sgml: Add "and later" to rcmd news.
2009-07-20 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> 2009-07-20 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* Makefile.in (all): Fix wrong target names. * Makefile.in (all): Fix wrong target names.

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<question><para>Why do I get "Address family not supported" errors when playing with IPv6?</para></question> <question><para>Why do I get "Address family not supported" errors when playing with IPv6?</para></question>
<answer> <answer>
<para>IPv6 is fully supported and available right from the start with <para>IPv6 is only fully supported and available right from the start
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.</para> beginning with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.</para>
<para>The previous generation of Windows, <para>The previous generation of Windows,
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, only support IPv6 on an "experimental" Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, only support IPv6 on an "experimental"
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automatically, rather the system administrator has to install it manually. automatically, rather the system administrator has to install it manually.
Unless this has already been done on your machine, your machine is not Unless this has already been done on your machine, your machine is not
IPv6-capable and that's why you see the "Address family not supported" IPv6-capable and that's why you see the "Address family not supported"
error message.</para> error message. Note, however, that the IPv6 stack on these systems
don't fully support all features of IPv6.</para>
<para>There's also a very experimental IPv6 stack for Windows 2000, and <para>There's also a very experimental IPv6 stack for Windows 2000, and
Cygwin will try its best to support it, but it's not recommended to install Cygwin will try its best to support it, but it's not recommended to install

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<para>Cygwin can be expected to run on all modern 32 bit versions of <para>Cygwin can be expected to run on all modern 32 bit versions of
Windows, except Windows CE and Windows 95/98/Me. This includes, as of the Windows, except Windows CE and Windows 95/98/Me. This includes, as of the
time of writing this, Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server time of writing this, Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server
2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, as well as the WOW64 32 bit 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, as well as the
environment on released 64 bit versions of Windows (XP/2003/Vista/2008). WOW64 32 bit environment on released 64 bit versions of Windows
(XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/2008 R2).
As far as we know no one is working on a native 64 bit version of Cygwin. As far as we know no one is working on a native 64 bit version of Cygwin.
Since Cygwin is a community-supported free software project, patches to Since Cygwin is a community-supported free software project, patches to
provide support for other versions would be thoughtfully considered. provide support for other versions would be thoughtfully considered.

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this *is* the former libminires.a. this *is* the former libminires.a.
- rcmd is now implemented inside of Cygwin, instead of calling the - rcmd is now implemented inside of Cygwin, instead of calling the
WinSock function. This allows rsh(1) usage on Vista/2008, which WinSock function. This allows rsh(1) usage on Vista/2008 and later,
dropped this function from WinSock. which dropped this function from WinSock.
- Define multicast structures in netinet/in.h. Note that fully - Define multicast structures in netinet/in.h. Note that fully
conformant multicast support is only available beginning with Vista/2008. conformant multicast support is only available beginning with Vista/2008.