Bug#71664: IPs as opposed to domain name

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Tue, Sep 19, 2000 at 06:57:06AM +0200, Brock Rozen wrote:
> >   <p>Note: if you are using the static versions of <package/apt/ and
> >   <package/dpkg/, the hostname-lookup is broken (which is one reason to
> >   use slink's <package/apt/ when upgrading over the network). The solution
> >   is to simply put the mirrors' IP address in the "<tt>deb</tt>" line.
> >   (Hint: <tt>nslookup some-server</tt>)
> 
> and using slink's apt package works in conjunctino with this quote, how?

But slink's APT (0.1.9 or what was it) is able to resolve to resolve IPs,
AFAIR.

> "If you want to upgrade using CD-ROMs, or if you are upgrading from a
> Debian GNU/Linux release 2.0 or earlier, you need the versions of apt and
> dpkg available in the
> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato//main/upgrade-i386/
> 
> I think we should provide the IPs rather than have people search.

Before you install those packages, name resolving should be working.

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