Re: xemacs slow when network down
On Mon, 18 Dec 2000 17:49:36 EST, Sean MacLennan <seanm(a)storm.ca> said:
It turns out that `unix_canonicalize_host_name' has been changed
to
call `getaddrinfo' instead of the old call to `gethostbyname' (via
`get_internet_address'). What is the advantage of 'getaddrinfo' over
'gethostbyname'?
getaddrinfo() supports IPv6 addresses as well.
It *should* behave about the same as gethostbyname() regarding network
accesses that hang/time out - if one is hanging and the other is not,
that's either a config error or software bug.
--
Valdis Kletnieks
Operating Systems Analyst
Virginia Tech
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