Bug#160596: details?
Ben, you mentioned a while ago (via irc) that I can get around this
problem by having IPv6 entries in my /etc/hosts file. I tried it, and
it didn't work. Please provide details about how to properly make
entries in /etc/hosts resolve (without having to add the trailing dot),
or provide a pointer to the past threads you're talking about. I have
not seen anything that addresses this upstream, other than upstream bug
#2701, which states that the libc nsswitch implementation must be
redesigned (which is really not the answer I was looking for; but,
seeing as how this affects a stable debian distro, something about
/etc/hosts being broken should be stated very loudly in a README
somewhere).
Basically, how is this not a bug?
--
Buying a Unix machine guarantees you a descent into Hell. It starts when
you plug the computer in and it won't boot. Yes, they really did sell you
a $10,000 computer with an unformatted disk drive.
-- Philip Greenspun
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