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IPv6 ones. This is to ensure backward compatibility: for example,
for applications that depend on the representation of an IPv4 address
(e.g. 192.168.1.1). This property can be set to <B>true</B> to
change that preference and use IPv6 addresses over IPv4 ones where
possible, or <B>system</B> to preserve the order of the addresses as
- returned by the operating system.</P>
+ returned by the system-wide {@linkplain java.net.spi.InetAddressResolver resolver}.</P>
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<P>Both of these properties are checked only once, at startup.</P>
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<H2>Proxies</H2>
<P>A proxy server allows indirect connection to network services and
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