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   Message 395 of 1,458   
   mark lewis to Michiel van der Vlist   
   Bug report   
   15 Mar 12 13:32:56   
   
    ml> no... the problem is that it cannot perform domain name lookups   
    ml> because it uses an old method that is no longer supported by the newer   
    ml> libs... it works just fine with IP numbers, though... especially since   
    ml> there is no DNS lookup for them ;)   
      
    MvdV> That workaround works only for static IP numbers. Many - if not   
    MvdV> most - nodes are on a dynamic IP.   
      
   true but it does work for them as well... one just needs to update the entry   
   in IREX before attempting the connect... yes, a PITA but a possibility...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
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