Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 14:24:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com (Vizion) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I am sure I am dense - but I dont know why!! Message-ID: <200505311824.j4VIOlRl018771@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <200505311057.58046.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com>
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> > I have just installed ncftp > Can anyone please explain how it is possible to get : > > ncftp> lookup ftp.freebsd.org > ftp.freebsd.org: > Name: ftp.freebsd.org > Address: 62.243.72.50 > Address: 204.152.184.73 > ncftp> open ftp.freebsd.org > Resolving ftp.freebsd.org... > Unknown host "ftp.freebsd.org". It looks like your ftp client did more than one lookup, one for some connection check and another when you did the open. Getting an unknown host error could happen if there was a timeout during the DNS lookup - eg. it took too long for your DNS server to respond. ////jerry > > Puzzled > David > -- > 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. > English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. > Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama > Canal. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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