Package: libnss-mdns Version: 0.7-1 Severity: normal With the following (recommended) line in nsswitch.conf, whois service does not work:
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 Example transcript : [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10785 ; whois alicent.com getaddrinfo: Name or service not known Changing to hosts: files nds allows whois to work again. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages libnss-mdns depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries Versions of packages libnss-mdns recommends: ii zeroconf 0.9-1 IPv4 link-local address allocator -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

