On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:59:29 -0500, Bill Kelly <billk / cts.com> wrote: >Weird. Not sure this would make any difference, but, might >try adding this at the beginning of your program: > >require 'resolv-replace' > >It patches a pure-ruby DNS resolver implementation in place of >IPSocket#getaddress, etc., instead of using the blocking system >call. "My program" is rails, so I'm not sure I could do that. > >Also, is `nslookup.exe` fast when invoked from a command prompt? Instantaneous. Weird ... Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com