To reproduce this bug, put nameserver lines containing machine names instead of IP addresses into resolv.conf - this is a configuration error, but the error message is misleading and why aren't invalid lines being ignored anyway?
There are some characters between the quote marks, but they are not visible on all terminals. To capture them, direct the output to a file and use something like less to view it. Hope that helps, -- MJ Ray (slef), K. Lynn, England, email see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]