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Linux name resolving problem fixed with larger name-buffer

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Daniel Stenberg 2000-08-11 18:08:50 +00:00
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@ -644,9 +644,11 @@ CURLcode curl_connect(CURL *curl, CURLconnect **in_connect)
struct UrlData *data = curl;
struct connectdata *conn;
/* I believe the longest possible name in a DNS is set to 255 letters, FQDN
so this should be safe: */
char hostent_buf[512];
/* I believe the longest possible name in a DNS is set to 255 letters, FQDN.
Although the buffer required for storing all possible aliases and IP
numbers is according to Stevens' Unix Network Programming 2nd editor,
p. 304: 8192 bytes. Let's go with that! */
char hostent_buf[8192];
if(!data || (data->handle != STRUCT_OPEN))
return CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT; /* TBD: make error codes */