Bug#459664: host.conf: "multi on" appears to be default

Sorry, I forgot to Cc the bug address. I wrote the rationale for the reassign here: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=459664;msg=34#34 Also, please note that the following two addresses do not work anymore: Joey Hess Justin Pryzby (In case you want to avoid bounces)

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Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > reassign 459664 src:glibc Bug #459664 [base-files] host.conf: "multi on" appears to be default Bug reassigned from package 'base-files' to 'src:glibc'. No longer marked as found in versions base-files/4. Ignoring request to alter fixed versions

host.conf: "multi on" appears to be default

reassign 459664 src:glibc thanks Hello. Summary of this bug: The file /etc/host.conf from base-files sets "multi on", while glibc's default is "multi off". Apparently, there are good reasons for "multi on" to be the default, for example, the fact that "localhost" in modern systems has both an