> So there are probably some apps out there that do something
> similar, so I wouldn't rely on such behavior. Perhaps it's

I've checked the source code (and via strace) and they use
gethostbyname(), which should respect the nsswitch.conf and host.conf
settings.

It almost looks like a bug in glibc.

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                                        thanks,
                
                                        Will


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