bad httplib latency due to IPv6 use

[Chris Angelico]

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Roy Smith <roy at panix.com> wrote:
> One likely path is to check in /etc/nsswitch.conf to see what data
> sources the resolver should consult.  On the box I'm using at the
> moment, it says:
>
> hosts:          files dns

This is true on Linux, and presumably on various other Unices, but the
OP is on Windows. I think it's hard-coded on Windows to just use the
hosts file and then DNS.

ChrisA