[svn] AI_ADDRCONFIG is no longer used, modify docs accordingly.

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2005-06-25 Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@xemacs.org>
* wget.texi (Download Options): Update -4/-6 documentation to
reflect the fact that we no longer use AI_ADDRCONFIG.
2005-06-24 Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@xemacs.org>
* gpl.texi (GNU General Public License): Split GPL text into a

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Neither options should be needed normally. By default, an IPv6-aware
Wget will use the address family specified by the host's DNS record.
If the DNS specifies both an A record and an AAAA record, Wget will
try them in sequence until it finds one it can connect to.
If the DNS responds with both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, Wget will them
in sequence until it finds one it can connect to. (Also see
@code{--prefer-family} option described below.)
These options can be used to deliberately force the use of IPv4 or
IPv6 address families on dual family systems, usually to aid debugging
or to deal with broken network configuration. Only one of
@samp{--inet6-only} and @samp{--inet4-only} may be specified in the
same command. Neither option is available in Wget compiled without
IPv6 support.
@samp{--inet6-only} and @samp{--inet4-only} may be specified at the
same time. Neither option is available in Wget compiled without IPv6
support.
@item --prefer-family=IPv4/IPv6/none
When given a choice of several addresses, connect to the addresses