RE: WEATHER example using HTTPAPI

[MKirkpatrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

   Using the IP address does appear to have fixed the problem.   Thanks
   for the response.

   From:    "Peter Connell" <Peter.Connell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
   To:      "HTTPAPI and FTPAPI Projects" <ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
   Date:    02/18/2009 11:22 AM
   Subject: RE: WEATHER example using HTTPAPI
   Sent by: ftpapi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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   Yep, I experienced the same symptom a while back, so I tend to use IP
   addresses since the host domains for these connections are unlikely to
   change.
   This may not be an HTTPAPI thing since the API correctly finds the
   local
   DNS as a means of resolving the IP address.
   I recall our Ops dept mentioning using a totally unrelated tool that
   showed exactly the same behaviour you mention.
   Peter
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   Sent: Thursday, 19 February 2009 7:44 a.m.
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   Subject: WEATHER example using HTTPAPI
   I have been using the example created by Scott to display the weather
   forecast on my signon screen.  This has worked great up until a few
   days
   ago.  I have always run the pgm in batch every morning.  Now, it ends
   abnormally with the following message:  Host name look up failed.
   If I run it interactively, the first time it fails with the same
   error.
   HTTPAPI Ver 1.23 released 2008-04-24
   OS/400 Ver V6R1M0
   New iconv() objects set, PostRem=819. PostLoc=0. ProtRem=819.
   ProtLoc=0
   http_persist_open(): entered
   http_long_ParseURL(): entered
   DNS resolver retrans: 2
   DNS resolver retry  : 2
   DNS resolver options: x'00000136'
   DNS default domain: WDS
   DNS server found: 10.0.10.3
   SetError() #2: Host name look up failed.
   Running it again immediately, it works with no problems.  Sometimes,
   when I run it a third time I get the same error above.  There does not
   seem to be any consistency.
   Another time, I log in, run the pgm interactively and it works fine.
   Immediately run it again, it ends with the same error above.
   Running IBM i 6.1 with latest cume and groups.
   Has anyone seen this?
   Thanks.
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