From: minima <minima>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:05:00 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: added a check that connect ip addresses resolve
X-Git-Tag: R_1_50~1
X-Git-Url: http://dxcluster.net/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=403e6bac61ed5d509aeda5b49557481ac88bc08c;p=spider.git

added a check that connect ip addresses resolve
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diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 84c06d8a..9c0dfc99 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+21Sep02=======================================================================
+1. make some detail changes for connects out in Msg.pm
 17Sep02=======================================================================
 1. Added shu command for Charlie's (K1XX) benefit (together with the rest of
 our butterfingered sysops) who miss the '/' out of sh/u frequently enough 
diff --git a/perl/Msg.pm b/perl/Msg.pm
index ef43b0bc..cf15ff76 100644
--- a/perl/Msg.pm
+++ b/perl/Msg.pm
@@ -212,7 +212,10 @@ sub connect {
 	blocking($sock, 0);
 	$conn->{blocking} = 0;
 
+	# does the host resolve?
 	my $ip = gethostbyname($to_host);
+	return undef unless $ip;
+	
 #	my $r = $sock->connect($to_port, $ip);
 	my $r = connect($sock, pack_sockaddr_in($to_port, $ip));
 	return undef unless $r || _err_will_block($!);