(RH8, fully updated from RHN). Strange behavior:
When using 'ncftp', if I give the command: open <hostname> I get back the message 'Unknown host <hostname>', BUT, if I first give: lookup <hostname> 'ncftp' correctly sends back the numerical IP address of <hostname> and, then: open <absolute_IP_address> works O.K. Also, all of my browsers and other IP-dependent applications work fine (which, as far as I can understand, indicates that hostname resolution functions correctly in my system). What is more interesting, I can comfortably use symbolic host names in classic old 'ftp' client (and I can almost certainly recall that, last time I had to carry out heavy downloads - one or two months ago, 'ncftp' used to resolve symbolic host names correctly). Any ideas on why this happens in 'ncftp'? I very much like the program and I would like to continue using it, getting rid of this small annoyance. "rpm -qa | fgrep 'ncftp'" gives "ncftp-3.1.3-6"... TIA, -- Panos Platon Tsapralis, Software Engineer, SAP-R/3 specialist, ABAP/4 developer, Registered Linux User #305894, Ximian Evolution (ver.1.4) on Red Hat Linux (8.0), Athens, GREECE, cell-phone: +306946462857, fax: +302108054420, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
