[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4579: IPv6 IPs

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#4579: IPv6 IPs
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 Reporter:  xiand0                              |        Owner:  westi   
     Type:  defect                              |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  low                                 |    Milestone:  2.5     
Component:  General                             |      Version:          
 Severity:  minor                               |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  has-patch ipv6 tested dev-feedback  |  
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Changes (by ruckus):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  fixed =>

Comment:

 [6658] only changes one of the two instances where filtering takes place.

 I still think it would be sufficient to just escape the data before
 inserting in the database, no other filtering necessary.

 If we do filtering, we should document why the different characters are
 allowed.  I don't see how space and comma would ever be in REMOTE_ADDR.

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