[GENERAL] How to use gethostbyname()

[phillip]

In psql, gethostbyname() is defined as taking a text parameter and return an
inet type value or reference.

However, if you do

psql=# select gethostbyname('www.postgres.org');
 gethostbyname 
---------------
 <unprintable>
(1 row)

the inet address will be unprintable.

Has anyone got any idea?

Phillip Pan
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