SSLv6 is a custom version of SSL modules derived from original SSL. Will be done away with once the author releases a version of his own. IO::Socket:SSL has some changes but they are untested and the freebsd port has not been updated. IO::Socket::Multicast6 - X-Bone extended IO::Socket::Multicast to support IPv6 and looking at ways of putting it into the CPAN system. Socket6 - The Socket6 has been updated to 0.14 version. Socket6-devel should be removed.