Rewrote sockets. This adds support for IPv6 and makes Anope capable of reconnecting if it loses connection to the uplink.

git-svn-id: http://anope.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/anope/trunk@2862 5417fbe8-f217-4b02-8779-1006273d7864

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/data/example.conf b/data/example.conf
index 3cc20ad31..c372ae17d 100644
--- a/data/example.conf
+++ b/data/example.conf
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ uplink
 	host = "localhost"
 
 	/*
+	 * Enable if Services should connect using IPv6
+	 */
+	ipv6 = no
+
+	/*
 	 * The port to connect to.
 	 * The IRCd *MUST* be configured to listen on this port, and to accept
 	 * server connections.
@@ -132,17 +137,13 @@ serverinfo
 
 	/*
 	 * The local address that Services will bind to before connecting to the remote
-	 * server. This may be useful for multihomed hosts. If neither of these are given,
-	 * Services will let the Operating System choose the local address. If only a
-	 * hostname is specified, Services will bind to that address but let the Operating
-	 * System choose the local port. These directives are optional, and may be overridden
-	 * with the -local command-line option when starting Services.
+	 * server. This may be useful for multihomed hosts. If ommited, Services will let
+	 * the Operating System choose the local address. This directive is optional.
 	 *
-	 * If you don't know what this means or don't need to use it, just leave these
+	 * If you don't know what this means or don't need to use it, just leave this
 	 * directives commented out.
 	 */
 	#localhost = "nowhere."
-	#localport = 0
 
 	/*
 	 * This directive instructs Anope which IRCd Protocol to speak when connecting.
@@ -532,15 +533,26 @@ options
 	 */
 	#enablelogchannel = yes
 
-	 /*
-	  * Default modes for mode lock, these are set on newly registered channels.
-	  */
+	/*
+	 * Default modes for mode lock, these are set on newly registered channels.
+	 */
 	mlock = "+nrt"
 
-	 /*
-	  * Modes to set on service bots when they join channels, comment this out for no modes
-	  */
+	/*
+	 * Modes to set on service bots when they join channels, comment this out for no modes
+	 */
 	botmodes = "ao"
+
+	/*
+ 	 * How many times services should attempt to reconnect to the uplink before giving up
+	 * Comment this out to never give up.
+	 */
+	maxretries = 10
+
+	/*
+	 * How long to wait between connection retries, in seconds.
+	 */
+	retrywait = 60
 }