> Well, a start would be a "connectbyname()" API call that takes care > of name-to-address mapping and trying different addresses until one > works. Something like WSAConnectByName? >From http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms741557.aspx: "The WSAConnectByName function establishes a connection to a specified host and port. This function is provided to allow a quick connection to a network endpoint given a host name and port. This function supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses." -- Christian Huitema _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf