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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:42:40 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: gethostbyaddr() doesn't work for localhost under W32/9x
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On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 05:15:24PM +0200, Ronald Landheer wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
>   I have a small question: gethostbyaddr() doesn't work for localhost 
> under W32/9x: the error set in errno is "operation not permitted".
> I've attached the smallest testcase I can think of. What I'd like to 
> know is why this doesn't work, while gethostbyname() on localhost works 
> like a charm? Is this a bug in my brain, in W32/9x or in Cygwin 
> (probably the second, possibly the first)

Works here, 98 and XP.

Corinna

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