Re: feature request: --second-guess-the-dns

[Dan Jacobson]

By the way, I did edit /etc/hosts to do one experiment
http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=vrf7007pbg2136%40corp.supernews.com
i.e. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
to test an IP/name combination, without waiting for DNS's to update.
Good thing I was root so I could do it.

I sure hope that when one sees
  Connecting to jidanni.org[216.46.192.85]:80... connected.
that there is no interference along the way, that that IP is really
where we are going, to wget's best ability.

By the way, /etc/hosts affects other users on the system, and other
jobs than the current one; and one might be using various caching
DNSs, etc. Just one more justification for this wishlist
item. --connect-address sounds ok... whatever.