ssh can't resolve hostnames thru WINS

[Damien Miller]

On Sat, 16 Feb 2002, Denis Vlasenko wrote:

> > If you do this, you'll lose IPv6 capability.
> 
> I don't use IPv6, but I agree we need right fix, not a dirty hack.
> It seems getaddrinfo does not use WINS for name resolution as it should
> (I have all required libs and config (nsswitch.conf)) in place.
> 
> Where does getaddrinfo live? In glibc?

yes, getaddrinfo usually lives in libc.

-d