Bug#60179: dbootstrap] nf_http_netfetchfile:: http.us.debian.org:80 couldn't be resolved.

[Marcel Harkema <marcel@debian.org>]

On Sat, Mar 11, 2000 at 05:47:06AM +0100, János Holányi wrote:

> Package: boot-floppies
> Version: 2.2.8
> Severity: critical

> After specifying the URL of the base system, then the address and the port
> of the proxy, I get a long time-out (typical name resolution problem
> syndrome) and after that the message:
> 
> nf_http_fetchfile:: http.us.debian.org:80 couldn't be resolved, Host name
> lookup failure (errno=2).

  Hmm, if you're connecting through a proxy, then it should try to resolve
  that hostname instead, and not http.us.debian.org.

  I'll take a look.  If you entered the proxy information correct then the
  proxy support is broken in boot-floppies {net,http}-fetch.

  Thanks, Marcel