Package: python-dns
Version: 2.3.1-6
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Running python-dns on a system that has a "nameserver" entry with an IPv6
address in resolv.conf causes an
"Address family for hostname not supported"
error because the IPv6 address cannot be turned into an IPv4 atom.
Since python-dns currently does not support querying IPv6 nameservers
anyway, it should just ignore any IPv6 "nameserver" entries.
Patch attached.
diff -ruN python-dns-2.3.1.org/debian/changelog python-dns-2.3.1/debian/changelog
--- python-dns-2.3.1.org/debian/changelog 2008-07-30 13:55:26.000000000 +0000
+++ python-dns-2.3.1/debian/changelog 2008-07-30 14:23:43.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+python-dns (2.3.1-6+ipv6safe) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+ * Safely ignore "nameserver" entries in resolv.conf that list IPv6 resolvers,
+ as querying those is not currently supported.
+
+ -- Julian Mehnle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:16:29 +0000
+
python-dns (2.3.1-6) unstable; urgency=high
* Fix debian/patches/source-tid-random.patch so it doesn't lose socket
diff -ruN python-dns-2.3.1.org/DNS/Base.py python-dns-2.3.1/DNS/Base.py
--- python-dns-2.3.1.org/DNS/Base.py 2008-07-30 13:55:26.000000000 +0000
+++ python-dns-2.3.1/DNS/Base.py 2008-07-30 14:11:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@
if fields[0]=='sortlist':
pass
if fields[0]=='nameserver':
- defaults['server'].append(fields[1])
+ if fields[1].count(':'):
+ """ Ignore IPv6 nameservers as we currently do not support querying them. """
+ pass
+ else:
+ defaults['server'].append(fields[1])
def DiscoverNameServers():
import sys
