JoSH Lehan wrote:
> Use "host" (or other command) to do a DNS query and resolve the
> hostname to an IP address.
> Feed that IP address to wget.
> Give the true hostname to wget as well, so that it can fill in the
> correct "Host:" header when doing the HTTP query.
> This lets you grab a URL without needing to install all the full NSS
> infrastructure on your local filesystem.
Why not just pass the hostname to wget? wget will resolve the hostname 
and use it in the HTTP header.

Regards
Ralf Friedl
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