From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 31 18:24:48 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16E5916A41C for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 18:24:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C435443D48 for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 18:24:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2) with ESMTP id j4VIOlJF018772; Tue, 31 May 2005 14:24:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2/Submit) id j4VIOlRl018771; Tue, 31 May 2005 14:24:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200505311824.j4VIOlRl018771@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com (Vizion) Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 14:24:47 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <200505311057.58046.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I am sure I am dense - but I dont know why!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 18:24:48 -0000 > > 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" >