Turns out, it's worse than this: The ipv6-literal.net shenanigans aren't limited to UNC paths.
It works in all places:
> ping 2a0e-3c0--21.ipv6-literal.net
Pinging 2a0e:3c0::21 with 32 bytes of data:
Also works in browsers: http://2a0e-3c0--21.ipv6-literal.net/
Thanks to Christian Berger DECT 2763 (npub1a09…pult) for asking.
Lukas
npub1ug…x2fnz
2025-07-18 18:05:54 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…rvus
Author Public Key
npub1ugnhd6y8vrfx25l04qtsljyev8p7jrceutnm3ppky387hjteejvskx2fnzSeen on
wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2025-07-18 18:05:54 UTCEvent JSON
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"content": "Turns out, it's worse than this: The ipv6-literal.net shenanigans aren't limited to UNC paths.\n\nIt works in all places:\n\u003e ping 2a0e-3c0--21.ipv6-literal.net\n\nPinging 2a0e:3c0::21 with 32 bytes of data:\n\nAlso works in browsers: http://2a0e-3c0--21.ipv6-literal.net/\n\nThanks to nostr:npub1a09896xzhsr0u922zv0kdwdzl8ez6u09z02s73rmhrz4n6z4543sqspult for asking.",
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