Bug#516218: getaddrinfo not working while gethostbyname works

2009-03-17 Thread Andrew Pimlott
My DSL router also triggered this issue. I just want to add the note that for me, getaddrinfo does occasionally return correct results, indicating that the flakiness of the DNS server is timing dependent. What a maddening problem to diagnose! Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-glibc-re

Bug#519774: libc6: causes many programs not to be able to resolve dns addresses

2009-03-17 Thread Florian Weimer
* Mark Kamichoff: > Hi - > >> The problem is that the DNS server of your ISP does not conform to the >> RFC and only answer to the query with a void answer. It never >> answer to the A query, so the glibc resolver can only conclude the >> whole query has no answer. > > Just a thought, many D

Bug#518027: Dependence on configuration?

2009-03-17 Thread Jeff Chimene
On 03/17/2009 04:44 AM, Raphael Hertzog wrote: Hello Jeff, you have not yet responded to aur�lien's query below. It would be important for us to have a copy of the directory so that we can reproduce the problem on our side. Please provide it if you have it moved (instead of removed) or if you ca