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Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 10:23:07 +0100
From: Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz>
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Hello!

>  data = gethostbyname("158.168.1.1");

If you use gethostbyname only on numerical addresses, then it's fine to
replace it by htonl(0x98a80101) etc.

				Have a nice fortnight
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