28 Apr 08 19:16, mark lewis wrote to Roy Witt:


 SH>>> Thanks.  I also didn't know that.  Since my boss node uses a fixed
 SH>>> IP address and I can put that into IREX, it isn't quite as urgent
 SH>>> that a fix be done.  However, if in the future I have to change to
 SH>>> one who has a dynamic IP address and have to put the fqdn in, I
 SH>>> would like it to work.

 RW>>> Any idea why it doesn't work?

 ml>> it doesn't work because the method of performing DNS lookups changed
 ml>> between the 2.2 and the 2.4 kernels... all that really needs to be
 ml>> done is the sources recompiled with the newer libraries...

 RW>> And of course, the source isn't available and neither is the
 RW>> author, it seems.

 ml> right... the source is not available to us and the author is very
 ml> slow to respond due to other interests... however, this should be
 ml> about all it takes to fix the situation...

I would say so.

 ml> perhaps someone might approach the author about acquiring the
 ml> sources? even if they can't code, they could find someone who can who
 ml> could fix this and possibly other problems, too ;)

Who, me? I hardly know the guy.

                R\%/itt



--- Twit(t) Filter v2.1 (C) 2000