[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #9998: cURL DNS Lookup timeout; Plugin and Update Download Fail

[WordPress Trac]

#9998: cURL DNS Lookup timeout; Plugin and Update Download Fail
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 Reporter:  carltonbale   |       Owner:  dd32                                                         
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new                                                          
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Unassigned                                                   
Component:  HTTP          |     Version:  2.7.1                                                        
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  cURL, dns lookup, plugin download fail, "name lookup timeout"
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Comment(by dd32):

 I realise fsockopen has higher overhead.. But its very minimal for such a
 rarely used set of code..

 One of the bug-inducing problems of the other compiled methods, is that
 WordPress itself cant implement everything correctly itself, WordPress is
 at the hand of the curl developer, the php curl extension developer, the
 webservers curl configuration, etc, fsockopen, on the other hand, if we
 cant open a connection, thats it! but if the connection does open,
 WordPress can do everything straight up as it see's fit.

 Perhaps a hidden page inside WordPress (like the options.php page) for
 certain "Advanced functionality" such as disabling transports could be
 used? yeah.. i know.. plugin material.. but its nice to have rare things
 that are needed sometimes..

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