--- util.c.orig	2003-07-21 23:02:18.000000000 -0500
+++ util.c	2003-07-24 23:04:15.000000000 -0500
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@
 struct hostent *
 mygethostbyname(const char *name)
 {
+/* Debian does not have a problem here, but we do trigger a display bug from the
+   host invocation below.  Just fall back to get hostbyname -- edd 24 Jul 2003 */
+#if 0
 	static long	ipaddr;
 	char		buf[512];
 	FILE		*fp;
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * Last resort, use the system gethostbyname()
 	 */
+#endif
 	return gethostbyname(name);
 }