On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Roy Smith <r...@panix.com> wrote: > One likely path is to check in /etc/nsswitch.conf to see what data > sources the resolver should consult. On the box I'm using at the > moment, it says: > > hosts: files dns
This is true on Linux, and presumably on various other Unices, but the OP is on Windows. I think it's hard-coded on Windows to just use the hosts file and then DNS. ChrisA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list