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Recommend writing IPV6 addresses in canonical form
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specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1-annotated/index.md

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@@ -694,6 +694,12 @@ retrieval time corresponding to the hostname in the record's target-Uri.
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ipv4 = <"dotted quad">
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ipv6 = <per section 2.2 of RFC4291>
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> **Community recommendation:** [#100](https://github.com/iipc/warc-specifications/issues/100)
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> When recording IPv6 addresses writers should use the canonical
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> textual representation specified in [RFC5952](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5952).
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> Readers should accept any of the
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> [forms specified in RFC4291](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4291.html#section-2.2).
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The WARC-IP-Address field may be used on 'response', 'resource',
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'request', 'metadata', and 'revisit' records, but shall not be used on
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'warcinfo', 'conversion' or 'continuation' records.

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