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From: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>
Subject: Re: netscape 6.2 - unable to resolv hostnames 
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The linux resolver really seems intent on having a /compat/linux/etc/resolv.conf
file, even though the native resolver "does the right thing" without it.

louie

> Hi,
> 
> I wanted to upgrade the linux-netscape6 port to 6.2 but netscape 6.2
> doesn't seem to resolv hostnames nor IP addresses anymore except localhost !
> I got the following message :
> 
> <some.host.name> could not be found. Please check the name and try again.
> 
> I'm running -stable updated yesterday and linux_base-6.1. netscape 4.78 and
> 6.1 both work fine.
> 
> any idea ?
> 
> If someone wants to try it, the installer is here :
> 
> 	ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape6/english/6.2/unix/linux22/netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz
> 
> for instance, I've stopped to update the port since it won't work.
> 
> CC -ports, -emulation and trevor.
> 
> Cyrille.
> -- 
> Cyrille Lefevre                 mailto:clefevre@citeweb.net
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