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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 00:03:48 +0100
From: David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie>
To: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net>
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Subject: Re: resolver bug since 4.?
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> All 4.x boxen I've tried this on so far:
> > telnet localhost sdfhsabsdibf
> localhost: servname not supported for ai_socktype

Things have been this way since the getaddrinfo stuff was added to
make things work with IPv6. The message is obscure, but it's hard
to see how to improve it and still keep it apropriate to all sitations.

	David.


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