** See bug #47821.

2004-09-13  Not Zed  <NotZed@Ximian.com>

        ** See bug #47821.

        * camel-service.c: removed the old hostent based hostname interfaces.

        * camel-sasl-kerberos4.c (krb4_challenge): new hostname interfaces.

        * camel-sasl-gssapi.c (gssapi_challenge): new hostname interfaces.

        * camel-sasl-digest-md5.c (digest_md5_challenge): use new hostname
        interfaces.
        (generate_response): just take hostname directly, not hostent.

        * camel-mime-utils.c (camel_header_msgid_generate): use new
        hostname interfaces.

        * providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c (connect_to_server): fixed
        to use new addrinfo apis.

        * providers/pop3/camel-pop3-store.c (connect_to_server): fixed to
        use new addrinfo apis.

        * camel-tcp-stream-ssl.c (stream_connect): try all addresses
        supplied.

        * camel-tcp-stream.c (camel_tcp_stream_get_remote_address)
        (camel_tcp_stream_get_local_address): return a sockaddr now, and
        also the address length.  Fixed all implementations and callers.
        (camel_tcp_stream_connect): use addrinfo rather than hostent for
        host AND port info.  Fixed all implementations and callers.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=27352

17 files changed, 792 insertions, 652 deletions

diff --git a/camel/ChangeLog b/camel/ChangeLog
index cd755a5659..f68d97d54f 100644
--- a/camel/ChangeLog
+++ b/camel/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
+2004-09-13  Not Zed  <NotZed@Ximian.com>
+
+	** See bug #47821.
+
+	* camel-service.c: removed the old hostent based hostname interfaces.
+
+	* camel-sasl-kerberos4.c (krb4_challenge): new hostname interfaces.
+
+	* camel-sasl-gssapi.c (gssapi_challenge): new hostname interfaces.
+
+	* camel-sasl-digest-md5.c (digest_md5_challenge): use new hostname
+	interfaces.
+	(generate_response): just take hostname directly, not hostent.
+
+	* camel-mime-utils.c (camel_header_msgid_generate): use new
+	hostname interfaces.
+
+	* providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c (connect_to_server): fixed
+	to use new addrinfo apis.
+
+	* providers/pop3/camel-pop3-store.c (connect_to_server): fixed to
+	use new addrinfo apis.
+
+	* camel-tcp-stream-ssl.c (stream_connect): try all addresses
+	supplied.
+
+	* camel-tcp-stream.c (camel_tcp_stream_get_remote_address)
+	(camel_tcp_stream_get_local_address): return a sockaddr now, and
+	also the address length.  Fixed all implementations and callers.
+	(camel_tcp_stream_connect): use addrinfo rather than hostent for
+	host AND port info.  Fixed all implementations and callers.
+
 2004-09-22  Not Zed  <NotZed@Ximian.com>
 
 	* camel-folder-summary.c (camel_folder_summary_decode_token):
diff --git a/camel/camel-http-stream.c b/camel/camel-http-stream.c
index 5937c23f79..53c0241a2b 100644
--- a/camel/camel-http-stream.c
+++ b/camel/camel-http-stream.c
@@ -172,9 +172,12 @@ static CamelStream *
 http_connect (CamelHttpStream *http, CamelURL *url)
 {
 	CamelStream *stream = NULL;
-	struct hostent *host;
+	struct addrinfo *ai, hints = { 0 };
 	int errsave;
-	
+	char *serv;
+
+	d(printf("connecting to http stream @ '%s'\n", url->host));
+
 	if (!strcasecmp (url->protocol, "https")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
 		stream = camel_tcp_stream_ssl_new (http->session, url->host, SSL_FLAGS);
@@ -187,24 +190,30 @@ http_connect (CamelHttpStream *http, CamelURL *url)
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	
-	printf("connecting to http stream @ '%s'\n", url->host);
 
-	host = camel_gethostbyname (url->host, NULL);
-	if (!host) {
-		errno = EHOSTUNREACH;
+	if (url->port) {
+		serv = g_alloca(16);
+		sprintf(serv, "%d", url->port);
+	} else {
+		serv = url->protocol;
+	}
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+
+	ai = camel_getaddrinfo(url->host, serv, &hints, NULL);
+	if (ai == NULL) {
+		camel_object_unref (stream);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	
-	if (camel_tcp_stream_connect (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM (stream), host, url->port ? url->port : 80) == -1) {
+	if (camel_tcp_stream_connect (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM (stream), ai) == -1) {
 		errsave = errno;
 		camel_object_unref (stream);
-		camel_free_host (host);
+		camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 		errno = errsave;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	
-	camel_free_host (host);
+	camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 
 	http->raw = stream;
 	http->read = camel_stream_buffer_new (stream, CAMEL_STREAM_BUFFER_READ);
diff --git a/camel/camel-mime-utils.c b/camel/camel-mime-utils.c
index 8ce61e0b4e..3c1d4baf1c 100644
--- a/camel/camel-mime-utils.c
+++ b/camel/camel-mime-utils.c
@@ -3761,25 +3761,29 @@ camel_header_msgid_generate (void)
 #define COUNT_LOCK() pthread_mutex_lock (&count_lock)
 #define COUNT_UNLOCK() pthread_mutex_unlock (&count_lock)
 	char host[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
-	struct hostent *h = NULL;
+	char *name;
 	static int count = 0;
 	char *msgid;
 	int retval;
-	
+	struct addrinfo *ai = NULL, hints = { 0 };
+
 	retval = gethostname (host, sizeof (host));
-	
-	if (retval == 0 && *host)
-		h = camel_gethostbyname (host, NULL);
-	else
-		host[0] = '\0';
+	if (retval == 0 && *host) {
+		hints.ai_flags = AI_CANONNAME;
+		ai = camel_getaddrinfo(host, NULL, &hints, NULL);
+		if (ai && ai->ai_canonname)
+			name = ai->ai_canonname;
+		else
+			name = host;
+	} else
+		name = "localhost.localdomain";
 	
 	COUNT_LOCK ();
-	msgid = g_strdup_printf ("%d.%d.%d.camel@%s", (int) time (NULL), getpid (), count++,
-				 h ? h->h_name : (*host ? host : "localhost.localdomain"));
+	msgid = g_strdup_printf ("%d.%d.%d.camel@%s", (int) time (NULL), getpid (), count++, name);
 	COUNT_UNLOCK ();
 	
-	if (h)
-		camel_free_host (h);
+	if (ai)
+		camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 	
 	return msgid;
 }
diff --git a/camel/camel-sasl-digest-md5.c b/camel/camel-sasl-digest-md5.c
index 36fd2f5808..b526ff47e7 100644
--- a/camel/camel-sasl-digest-md5.c
+++ b/camel/camel-sasl-digest-md5.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ compute_response (struct _DigestResponse *resp, const char *passwd, gboolean cli
 }
 
 static struct _DigestResponse *
-generate_response (struct _DigestChallenge *challenge, struct hostent *host,
+generate_response (struct _DigestChallenge *challenge, const char *host,
 		   const char *protocol, const char *user, const char *passwd)
 {
 	struct _DigestResponse *resp;
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ generate_response (struct _DigestChallenge *challenge, struct hostent *host,
 	/* create the URI */
 	uri = g_new0 (struct _DigestURI, 1);
 	uri->type = g_strdup (protocol);
-	uri->host = g_strdup (host->h_name);
+	uri->host = g_strdup (host);
 	uri->name = NULL;
 	resp->uri = uri;
 	
@@ -796,10 +796,10 @@ digest_md5_challenge (CamelSasl *sasl, GByteArray *token, CamelException *ex)
 	struct _param *rspauth;
 	GByteArray *ret = NULL;
 	gboolean abort = FALSE;
-	struct hostent *h;
 	const char *ptr;
 	guchar out[33];
 	char *tokens;
+	struct addrinfo *ai, hints;
 	
 	/* Need to wait for the server */
 	if (!token)
@@ -830,12 +830,20 @@ digest_md5_challenge (CamelSasl *sasl, GByteArray *token, CamelException *ex)
 						"\"Quality of Protection\" token\n"));
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		
-		h = camel_service_gethost (sasl->service, ex);
-		priv->response = generate_response (priv->challenge, h, sasl->service_name,
+
+		memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
+		hints.ai_flags = AI_CANONNAME;
+		ai = camel_getaddrinfo(sasl->service->url->host?sasl->service->url->host:"localhost", NULL, &hints, NULL);
+		if (ai && ai->ai_canonname)
+			ptr = ai->ai_canonname;
+		else
+			ptr = "localhost.localdomain";
+
+		priv->response = generate_response (priv->challenge, ptr, sasl->service_name,
 						    sasl->service->url->user,
 						    sasl->service->url->passwd);
-		camel_free_host(h);
+		if (ai)
+			camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 		ret = digest_response (priv->response);
 		
 		break;
diff --git a/camel/camel-sasl-gssapi.c b/camel/camel-sasl-gssapi.c
index 60619e7fec..1efbefee16 100644
--- a/camel/camel-sasl-gssapi.c
+++ b/camel/camel-sasl-gssapi.c
@@ -209,18 +209,18 @@ gssapi_challenge (CamelSasl *sasl, GByteArray *token, CamelException *ex)
 	gss_qop_t qop;
 	gss_OID mech;
 	char *str;
+	struct addrinfo *ai, hints;
 	
 	switch (priv->state) {
 	case GSSAPI_STATE_INIT:
-		if (!(h = camel_service_gethost (sasl->service, ex))) {
-			camel_exception_setv (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM,
-					      _("Failed to resolve host `%s': %s"),
-					      sasl->service->url->host, g_strerror (errno));
+		memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
+		hints.ai_flags = AI_CANONNAME;
+		ai = camel_getaddrinfo(sasl->service->url->host?sasl->service->url->host:"localhost", NULL, &hints, ex);
+		if (ai == NULL)
 			return NULL;
-		}
 		
-		str = g_strdup_printf ("%s@%s", sasl->service_name, h->h_name);
-		camel_free_host (h);
+		str = g_strdup_printf("%s@%s", sasl->service_name, ai->ai_canonname);
+		camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 		
 		inbuf.value = str;
 		inbuf.length = strlen (str);
diff --git a/camel/camel-sasl-kerberos4.c b/camel/camel-sasl-kerberos4.c
index e225c1a26c..fd366e61db 100644
--- a/camel/camel-sasl-kerberos4.c
+++ b/camel/camel-sasl-kerberos4.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ krb4_challenge (CamelSasl *sasl, GByteArray *token, CamelException *ex)
 	KTEXT_ST authenticator;
 	CREDENTIALS credentials;
 	guint32 plus1;
+	struct addrinfo *ai, hints;
 
 	/* Need to wait for the server */
 	if (!token)
@@ -142,12 +143,17 @@ krb4_challenge (CamelSasl *sasl, GByteArray *token, CamelException *ex)
 		memcpy (&priv->nonce_n, token->data, 4);
 		priv->nonce_h = ntohl (priv->nonce_n);
 
+		memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
+		hints.ai_flags = AI_CANONNAME;
+		ai = camel_getaddrinfo(sasl->service->url->host?sasl->service->url->host:"localhost", NULL, &hints, ex);
+		if (ai == NULL)
+			goto lose;
+
 		/* Our response is an authenticator including that number. */
-		h = camel_service_gethost (sasl->service, ex);
-		inst = g_strndup (h->h_name, strcspn (h->h_name, "."));
+		inst = g_strndup (ai->ai_canonname, strcspn (ai->ai_canonname, "."));
 		camel_strdown (inst);
-		realm = g_strdup (krb_realmofhost (h->h_name));
-		camel_free_host(h);
+		realm = g_strdup (krb_realmofhost (ai->ai_canonname));
+		camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 		status = krb_mk_req (&authenticator, sasl->service_name, inst, realm, priv->nonce_h);
 		if (status == KSUCCESS) {
 			status = krb_get_cred (sasl->service_name, inst, realm, &credentials);
diff --git a/camel/camel-service.c b/camel/camel-service.c
index 11f97cd2a6..171bfe6061 100644
--- a/camel/camel-service.c
+++ b/camel/camel-service.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include <sys/poll.h>
+
 #include "e-util/e-msgport.h"
 #include "e-util/e-host-utils.h"
 
@@ -642,67 +644,226 @@ camel_service_query_auth_types (CamelService *service, CamelException *ex)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* URL utility routines */
-
-/**
- * camel_service_gethost:
- * @service: a CamelService
- * @ex: a CamelException
- *
- * This is a convenience function to do a gethostbyname on the host
- * for the service's URL.
- *
- * Return value: a (statically-allocated) hostent.
- **/
-struct hostent *
-camel_service_gethost (CamelService *service, CamelException *ex)
-{
-	char *hostname;
-	
-	if (service->url->host)
-		hostname = service->url->host;
-	else
-		hostname = "localhost";
-	
-	return camel_gethostbyname (hostname, ex);
-}
-
-#ifdef offsetof
-#define STRUCT_OFFSET(type, field)        ((gint) offsetof (type, field))
-#else
-#define STRUCT_OFFSET(type, field)        ((gint) ((gchar*) &((type *) 0)->field))
-#endif
-
-struct _lookup_msg {
+/* ********************************************************************** */
+struct _addrinfo_msg {
 	EMsg msg;
 	unsigned int cancelled:1;
+
+	/* for host lookup */
 	const char *name;
-	int len;
-	int type;
+	const char *service;
 	int result;
-	int herr;
+	const struct addrinfo *hints;
+	struct addrinfo **res;
+
+	/* for host lookup emulation */
+#ifdef NEED_ADDRINFO
 	struct hostent hostbuf;
 	int hostbuflen;
 	char *hostbufmem;
+#endif
+
+	/* for name lookup */
+	const struct sockaddr *addr;
+	socklen_t addrlen;
+	char *host;
+	int hostlen;
+	char *serv;
+	int servlen;
+	int flags;
 };
 
+static void
+cs_freeinfo(struct _addrinfo_msg *msg)
+{
+	g_free(msg->host);
+	g_free(msg->serv);
+#ifdef NEED_ADDRINFO
+	g_free(msg->hostbufmem);
+#endif
+	g_free(msg);
+}
+
+/* returns -1 if cancelled */
+static int
+cs_waitinfo(void *(worker)(void *), struct _addrinfo_msg *msg, const char *error, CamelException *ex)
+{
+	EMsgPort *reply_port;
+	pthread_t id;
+	int err, cancel_fd, cancel = 0, fd;
+
+	cancel_fd = camel_operation_cancel_fd(NULL);
+	if (cancel_fd == -1) {
+		worker(msg);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	reply_port = msg->msg.reply_port = e_msgport_new();
+	fd = e_msgport_fd(msg->msg.reply_port);
+	if ((err = pthread_create(&id, NULL, worker, msg)) == 0) {
+		struct pollfd polls[2];
+		int status;
+
+		polls[0].fd = fd;
+		polls[0].events = POLLIN;
+		polls[1].fd = cancel_fd;
+		polls[1].events = POLLIN;
+
+		d(printf("waiting for name return/cancellation in main process\n"));
+		do {
+			polls[0].revents = 0;
+			polls[1].revents = 0;
+			status = poll(polls, 2, -1);
+		} while (status == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+
+		if (status == -1 || (polls[1].revents & POLLIN)) {
+			if (status == -1)
+				camel_exception_setv(ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM, "%s: %s", error, g_strerror(errno));
+			else
+				camel_exception_setv(ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL, _("Cancelled"));
+			
+			/* We cancel so if the thread impl is decent it causes immediate exit.
+			   We detach so we dont need to wait for it to exit if it isn't.
+			   We check the reply port incase we had a reply in the mean time, which we free later */
+			d(printf("Cancelling lookup thread and leaving it\n"));
+			msg->cancelled = 1;
+			pthread_detach(id);
+			pthread_cancel(id);
+			cancel = 1;
+		} else {
+			struct _addrinfo_msg *reply = (struct _addrinfo_msg *)e_msgport_get(reply_port);
+
+			g_assert(reply == msg);
+			d(printf("waiting for child to exit\n"));
+			pthread_join(id, NULL);
+			d(printf("child done\n"));
+		}
+	} else {
+		camel_exception_setv(ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM, "%s: %s: %s", _("cannot create thread"), g_strerror(err));
+	}
+	e_msgport_destroy(reply_port);
+
+	return cancel;
+}
+
+#ifdef NEED_ADDRINFO
 static void *
-get_hostbyname(void *data)
+cs_getaddrinfo(void *data)
 {
-	struct _lookup_msg *info = data;
+	struct _addrinfo_msg *msg = data;
+	int herr;
+	struct hostent h;
+	struct addrinfo *res, *last = NULL;
+	struct sockaddr_in *sin;
+	in_port_t port = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	/* This is a pretty simplistic emulation of getaddrinfo */
 
-	while ((info->result = e_gethostbyname_r(info->name, &info->hostbuf, info->hostbufmem, info->hostbuflen, &info->herr)) == ERANGE) {
-		d(printf("gethostbyname fialed?\n"));
+	while ((msg->result = e_gethostbyname_r(msg->name, &h, msg->hostbufmem, msg->hostbuflen, &herr)) == ERANGE) {
 		pthread_testcancel();
-                info->hostbuflen *= 2;
-                info->hostbufmem = g_realloc(info->hostbufmem, info->hostbuflen);
+                msg->hostbuflen *= 2;
+                msg->hostbufmem = g_realloc(msg->hostbufmem, msg->hostbuflen);
 	}
-
-	d(printf("gethostbyname ok?\n"));
 	
 	/* If we got cancelled, dont reply, just free it */
+	if (msg->cancelled)
+		goto cancel;
+
+	/* FIXME: map error numbers across */
+	if (msg->result != 0)
+		goto reply;
+
+	/* check hints matched */
+	if (msg->hints && msg->hints->ai_family && msg->hints->ai_family != h.h_addrtype) {
+		msg->result = EAI_FAMILY;
+		goto reply;
+	}
+
+	/* we only support ipv4 for this interface, even if it could supply ipv6 */
+	if (h.h_addrtype != AF_INET) {
+		msg->result = EAI_FAMILY;
+		goto reply;
+	}
+
+	/* check service mapping */
+	if (msg->service) {
+		const char *p = msg->service;
+
+		while (*p) {
+			if (*p < '0' || *p > '9')
+				break;
+			p++;
+		}
+
+		if (*p) {
+			const char *socktype = NULL;
+			struct servent *serv;
+
+			if (msg->hints && msg->hints->ai_socktype) {
+				if (msg->hints->ai_socktype == SOCK_STREAM)
+					socktype = "tcp";
+				else if (msg->hints->ai_socktype == SOCK_DGRAM)
+					socktype = "udp";
+			}
+
+			serv = getservbyname(msg->service, socktype);
+			if (serv == NULL) {
+				msg->result = EAI_NONAME;
+				goto reply;
+			}
+			port = serv->s_port;
+		} else {
+			port = htons(strtoul(msg->service, NULL, 10));
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i=0;h.h_addr_list[i];i++) {
+		res = g_malloc0(sizeof(*res));
+		if (msg->hints) {
+			res->ai_flags = msg->hints->ai_flags;
+			if (msg->hints->ai_flags & AI_CANONNAME)
+				res->ai_canonname = g_strdup(h.h_name);
+			res->ai_socktype = msg->hints->ai_socktype;
+			res->ai_protocol = msg->hints->ai_protocol;
+		} else {
+			res->ai_flags = 0;
+			res->ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;	/* fudge */
+			res->ai_protocol = 0;	/* fudge */
+		}
+		res->ai_family = AF_INET;
+		res->ai_addrlen = sizeof(*sin);
+		res->ai_addr = g_malloc(sizeof(*sin));
+		sin = (struct sockaddr_in *)res->ai_addr;
+		sin->sin_family = AF_INET;
+		sin->sin_port = port;
+		memcpy(&sin->sin_addr, h.h_addr_list[i], sizeof(sin->sin_addr));
+
+		if (last == NULL) {
+			*msg->res = last = res;
+		} else {
+			last->ai_next = res;
+			last = res;
+		}
+	}
+reply:
+	e_msgport_reply((EMsg *)msg);
+	return NULL;
+cancel:
+	cs_freeinfo(msg);
+	return NULL;
+}
+#else
+static void *
+cs_getaddrinfo(void *data)
+{
+	struct _addrinfo_msg *info = data;
+
+	do {
+		info->result = getaddrinfo(info->name, info->service, info->hints, info->res);
+	} while (info->result == EAI_AGAIN);
+	
 	if (info->cancelled) {
-		g_free(info->hostbufmem);
 		g_free(info);
 	} else {
 		e_msgport_reply((EMsg *)info);
@@ -710,239 +871,186 @@ get_hostbyname(void *data)
 	
 	return NULL;
 }
+#endif /* NEED_ADDRINFO */
 
-struct hostent *
-camel_gethostbyname (const char *name, CamelException *exout)
+struct addrinfo *
+camel_getaddrinfo(const char *name, const char *service, const struct addrinfo *hints, CamelException *ex)
 {
-	int fdmax, status, fd, cancel_fd;
-	struct _lookup_msg *msg;
-	CamelException ex;
-	
+	struct _addrinfo_msg *msg;
+	struct addrinfo *res = NULL;
+#ifndef ENABLE_IPv6
+	struct addrinfo *myhints;
+#endif
 	g_return_val_if_fail(name != NULL, NULL);
 	
 	if (camel_operation_cancel_check(NULL)) {
-		camel_exception_set (exout, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL, _("Cancelled"));
+		camel_exception_set(ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL, _("Cancelled"));
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	camel_exception_init(&ex);
 	camel_operation_start_transient(NULL, _("Resolving: %s"), name);
 
-	msg = g_malloc0(sizeof(*msg));
-	msg->hostbuflen = 1024;
-	msg->hostbufmem = g_malloc(msg->hostbuflen);
-	msg->name = name;
-	msg->result = -1;
-	
-	cancel_fd = camel_operation_cancel_fd(NULL);
-	if (cancel_fd == -1) {
-		get_hostbyname(msg);
-	} else {
-		EMsgPort *reply_port;
-		pthread_t id;
-		fd_set rdset;
-		int err;
-
-		reply_port = msg->msg.reply_port = e_msgport_new();
-		fd = e_msgport_fd(msg->msg.reply_port);
-		if ((err = pthread_create(&id, NULL, get_hostbyname, msg)) == 0) {
-			d(printf("waiting for name return/cancellation in main process\n"));
-			do {
-				FD_ZERO(&rdset);
-				FD_SET(cancel_fd, &rdset);
-				FD_SET(fd, &rdset);
-				fdmax = MAX(fd, cancel_fd) + 1;
-				status = select(fdmax, &rdset, NULL, 0, NULL);
-			} while (status == -1 && errno == EINTR);
-
-			if (status == -1 || FD_ISSET(cancel_fd, &rdset)) {
-				if (status == -1)
-					camel_exception_setv(&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM, _("Failure in name lookup: %s"), g_strerror(errno));
-				else
-					camel_exception_setv(&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL, _("Cancelled"));
-
-				/* We cancel so if the thread impl is decent it causes immediate exit.
-				   We detach so we dont need to wait for it to exit if it isn't.
-				   We check the reply port incase we had a reply in the mean time, which we free later */
-				d(printf("Cancelling lookup thread and leaving it\n"));
-				msg->cancelled = 1;
-				pthread_detach(id);
-				pthread_cancel(id);
-				msg = (struct _lookup_msg *)e_msgport_get(reply_port);
-			} else {
-				struct _lookup_msg *reply = (struct _lookup_msg *)e_msgport_get(reply_port);
-
-				g_assert(reply == msg);
-				d(printf("waiting for child to exit\n"));
-				pthread_join(id, NULL);
-				d(printf("child done\n"));
-			}
-		} else {
-			camel_exception_setv(&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM, _("Host lookup failed: cannot create thread: %s"), g_strerror(err));
-		}
-		e_msgport_destroy(reply_port);
+	/* force ipv4 addresses only */
+#ifndef ENABLE_IPv6
+	if (hints == NULL) {
+		memset(&myhints, 0, sizeof(myhints));
+		hints = &myhints;
 	}
-	
-	camel_operation_end(NULL);
-
-	if (!camel_exception_is_set(&ex)) {
-		if (msg->result == 0)
-			return &msg->hostbuf;
 
-		if (msg->herr == HOST_NOT_FOUND || msg->herr == NO_DATA)
-			camel_exception_setv (&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM,
-					      _("Host lookup failed: %s: host not found"), name);
-		else
-			camel_exception_setv (&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM,
-					      _("Host lookup failed: %s: unknown reason"), name);
-	}
+	hints->ai_family = AF_INET;
+#endif
 
-	if (msg) {
-		g_free(msg->hostbufmem);
-		g_free(msg);
-	}
+	msg = g_malloc0(sizeof(*msg));
+	msg->name = name;
+	msg->service = service;
+	msg->hints = hints;
+	msg->res = &res;
+#ifdef NEED_ADDRINFO
+	msg->hostbuflen = 1024;
+	msg->hostbufmem = g_malloc(msg->hostbuflen);
+#endif	
+	if (cs_waitinfo(cs_getaddrinfo, msg, _("Host lookup failed"), ex) == 0)
+		cs_freeinfo(msg);
+	else
+		res = NULL;
 
-	camel_exception_xfer(exout, &ex);
+	camel_operation_end(NULL);
 
-	return NULL;
+	return res;
 }
 
-static void *
-get_hostbyaddr (void *data)
+void
+camel_freeaddrinfo(struct addrinfo *host)
 {
-	struct _lookup_msg *info = data;
-	
-	while ((info->result = e_gethostbyaddr_r (info->name, info->len, info->type, &info->hostbuf,
-						  info->hostbufmem, info->hostbuflen, &info->herr)) == ERANGE) {
-		d(printf ("gethostbyaddr fialed?\n"));
-		pthread_testcancel ();
-                info->hostbuflen *= 2;
-                info->hostbufmem = g_realloc (info->hostbufmem, info->hostbuflen);
+#ifdef NEED_ADDRINFO
+	while (host) {
+		struct addrinfo *next = host->ai_next;
+
+		g_free(host->ai_canonname);
+		g_free(host->ai_addr);
+		g_free(host);
+		host = next;
 	}
-	
-	d(printf ("gethostbyaddr ok?\n"));
-	
-	if (info->cancelled) {
-		g_free(info->hostbufmem);
-		g_free(info);
-	} else {
-		e_msgport_reply((EMsg *)info);
-	}
-	
-	return NULL;
+#else
+	freeaddrinfo(host);
+#endif
 }
 
-
-struct hostent *
-camel_gethostbyaddr (const char *addr, int len, int type, CamelException *exout)
+#ifdef NEED_ADDRINFO
+static void *
+cs_getnameinfo(void *data)
 {
-	int fdmax, status, fd, cancel_fd;
-	struct _lookup_msg *msg;
-	CamelException ex;
+	struct _addrinfo_msg *msg = data;
+	int herr;
+	struct hostent h;
+	struct sockaddr_in *sin = (struct sockaddr_in *)msg->addr;
 
-	g_return_val_if_fail (addr != NULL, NULL);
-	
-	if (camel_operation_cancel_check (NULL)) {
-		camel_exception_set (exout, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL, _("Cancelled"));
+	/* FIXME: error code */
+	if (msg->addr->sa_family != AF_INET) {
+		msg->result = -1;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	camel_exception_init(&ex);
-	camel_operation_start_transient (NULL, _("Resolving address"));
-	
-	msg = g_malloc0 (sizeof (struct _lookup_msg));
-	msg->hostbuflen = 1024;
-	msg->hostbufmem = g_malloc (msg->hostbuflen);
-	msg->name = addr;
-	msg->len = len;
-	msg->type = type;
-	msg->result = -1;
-	
-	cancel_fd = camel_operation_cancel_fd (NULL);
-	if (cancel_fd == -1) {
-		get_hostbyaddr (msg);
-	} else {
-		EMsgPort *reply_port;
-		pthread_t id;
-		fd_set rdset;
-		int err;
-
-		reply_port = msg->msg.reply_port = e_msgport_new ();
-		fd = e_msgport_fd (msg->msg.reply_port);
-		if ((err = pthread_create (&id, NULL, get_hostbyaddr, msg)) == 0) {
-			d(printf("waiting for name return/cancellation in main process\n"));
-			do {
-				FD_ZERO(&rdset);
-				FD_SET(cancel_fd, &rdset);
-				FD_SET(fd, &rdset);
-				fdmax = MAX(fd, cancel_fd) + 1;
-				status = select (fdmax, &rdset, NULL, 0, NULL);
-			} while (status == -1 && errno == EINTR);
-			
-			if (status == -1 || FD_ISSET(cancel_fd, &rdset)) {
-				if (status == -1)
-					camel_exception_setv(&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM, _("Failure in name lookup: %s"), g_strerror(errno));
-				else
-					camel_exception_setv(&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL, _("Cancelled"));
-
-				/* We cancel so if the thread impl is decent it causes immediate exit.
-				   We detach so we dont need to wait for it to exit if it isn't.
-				   We check the reply port incase we had a reply in the mean time, which we free later */
-				d(printf("Cancelling lookup thread and leaving it\n"));
-				msg->cancelled = 1;
-				pthread_detach(id);
-				pthread_cancel(id);
-				msg = (struct _lookup_msg *)e_msgport_get(reply_port);
-			} else {
-				struct _lookup_msg *reply = (struct _lookup_msg *)e_msgport_get(reply_port);
-
-				g_assert(reply == msg);
-				d(printf("waiting for child to exit\n"));
-				pthread_join(id, NULL);
-				d(printf("child done\n"));
-			}
-		} else {
-			camel_exception_setv(&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM, _("Host lookup failed: cannot create thread: %s"), g_strerror(err));
-		}
+	/* FIXME: honour getnameinfo flags: do we care, not really */
 
-		
-		e_msgport_destroy (reply_port);
+	while ((msg->result = e_gethostbyaddr_r((const char *)&sin->sin_addr, sizeof(sin->sin_addr), AF_INET, &h,
+						msg->hostbufmem, msg->hostbuflen, &herr)) == ERANGE) {
+		pthread_testcancel ();
+                msg->hostbuflen *= 2;
+                msg->hostbufmem = g_realloc(msg->hostbufmem, msg->hostbuflen);
 	}
 	
-	camel_operation_end (NULL);
-	
-	if (!camel_exception_is_set(&ex)) {
-		if (msg->result == 0)
-			return &msg->hostbuf;
+	if (msg->cancelled)
+		goto cancel;
 
-		if (msg->herr == HOST_NOT_FOUND || msg->herr == NO_DATA)
-			camel_exception_setv (&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM,
-					      _("Host lookup failed: host not found"));
-		else
-			camel_exception_setv (&ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM,
-					      _("Host lookup failed: unknown reason"));
+	if (msg->host) {
+		g_free(msg->host);
+		if (msg->result == 0 && h.h_name && h.h_name[0]) {
+			msg->host = g_strdup(h.h_name);
+		} else {
+			unsigned char *in = (unsigned char *)&sin->sin_addr;
+			
+			/* sin_addr is always network order which is big-endian */
+			msg->host = g_strdup_printf("%u.%u.%u.%u", in[0], in[1], in[2], in[3]);
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (msg) {
-		g_free(msg->hostbufmem);
-		g_free(msg);
-	}
+	/* we never actually use this anyway */
+	if (msg->serv)
+		sprintf(msg->serv, "%d", sin->sin_port);
+
+	e_msgport_reply((EMsg *)msg);
+	return NULL;
+cancel:
+	cs_freeinfo(msg);
+	return NULL;
+}
+#else
+static void *
+cs_getnameinfo(void *data)
+{
+	struct _addrinfo_msg *msg = data;
 
-	camel_exception_xfer(exout, &ex);
+	/* there doens't appear to be a return code which says host or serv buffers are too short, lengthen them */
+	do {
+		msg->result = getnameinfo(msg->addr, msg->addrlen, msg->host, msg->hostlen, msg->serv, msg->servlen, msg->flags);
+	} while (msg->result == EAI_AGAIN);
+	
+	if (msg->cancelled)
+		cs_freeinfo(msg);
+	else
+		e_msgport_reply((EMsg *)msg);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+#endif
 
-void camel_free_host(struct hostent *h)
+int
+camel_getnameinfo(const struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t salen, char **host, char **serv, int flags, CamelException *ex)
 {
-	struct _lookup_msg *msg;
+	struct _addrinfo_msg *msg;
+	int result;
 
-	g_return_if_fail(h != NULL);
+	if (camel_operation_cancel_check(NULL)) {
+		camel_exception_set (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL, _("Cancelled"));
+		return -1;
+	}
 
-	/* yeah this looks ugly but it is safe.  we passed out a reference to inside our structure, this maps it
-	   to the base structure, so we can free everything right without having to keep track of it separately */
-	msg = (struct _lookup_msg *)(((char *)h) - STRUCT_OFFSET(struct _lookup_msg, hostbuf));
+	camel_operation_start_transient(NULL, _("Resolving address"));
 
-	g_free(msg->hostbufmem);
+	msg = g_malloc0(sizeof(*msg));
+	msg->addr = sa;
+	msg->addrlen = salen;
+	if (host) {
+		msg->hostlen = NI_MAXHOST;
+		msg->host = g_malloc(msg->hostlen);
+		msg->host[0] = 0;
+	}
+	if (serv) {
+		msg->servlen = NI_MAXSERV;
+		msg->serv = g_malloc(msg->servlen);
+		msg->serv[0] = 0;
+	}
+	msg->flags = flags;
+#ifdef NEED_ADDRINFO
+	msg->hostbuflen = 1024;
+	msg->hostbufmem = g_malloc(msg->hostbuflen);
+#endif
+	cs_waitinfo(cs_getnameinfo, msg, _("Name lookup failed"), ex);
+
+	result = msg->result;
+
+	if (host)
+		*host = g_strdup(msg->host);
+	if (serv)
+		*serv = g_strdup(msg->serv);
+
+	g_free(msg->host);
+	g_free(msg->serv);
 	g_free(msg);
+
+	camel_operation_end(NULL);
+
+	return result;
 }
+
diff --git a/camel/camel-service.h b/camel/camel-service.h
index 587749e242..f49472cc5a 100644
--- a/camel/camel-service.h
+++ b/camel/camel-service.h
@@ -135,14 +135,61 @@ CamelProvider *     camel_service_get_provider       (CamelService *service);
 GList *             camel_service_query_auth_types   (CamelService *service,
 						      CamelException *ex);
 
-/* convenience functions */
-struct hostent *    camel_service_gethost            (CamelService *service,
-						      CamelException *ex);
+#ifdef NEED_ADDRINFO
+/* Some of this is copied from GNU's netdb.h
+
+  Copyright (C) 1996-2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+  This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+*/
+struct addrinfo {
+	int ai_flags;
+	int ai_family;
+	int ai_socktype;
+	int ai_protocol;
+	size_t ai_addrlen;
+	struct sockaddr *ai_addr;
+	char *ai_canonname;
+	struct addrinfo *ai_next;
+};
 
-/* cancellable dns lookup */
-struct hostent *    camel_gethostbyname              (const char *name, CamelException *ex);
-struct hostent *    camel_gethostbyaddr              (const char *addr, int len, int type, CamelException *ex);
-void		    camel_free_host	    	     (struct hostent *h);
+#define AI_CANONNAME	0x0002	/* Request for canonical name.  */
+#define AI_NUMERICHOST	0x0004	/* Don't use name resolution.  */
+
+/* Error values for `getaddrinfo' function.  */
+#define EAI_BADFLAGS	  -1	/* Invalid value for `ai_flags' field.  */
+#define EAI_NONAME	  -2	/* NAME or SERVICE is unknown.  */
+#define EAI_AGAIN	  -3	/* Temporary failure in name resolution.  */
+#define EAI_FAIL	  -4	/* Non-recoverable failure in name res.  */
+#define EAI_NODATA	  -5	/* No address associated with NAME.  */
+#define EAI_FAMILY	  -6	/* `ai_family' not supported.  */
+#define EAI_SOCKTYPE	  -7	/* `ai_socktype' not supported.  */
+#define EAI_SERVICE	  -8	/* SERVICE not supported for `ai_socktype'.  */
+#define EAI_ADDRFAMILY	  -9	/* Address family for NAME not supported.  */
+#define EAI_MEMORY	  -10	/* Memory allocation failure.  */
+#define EAI_SYSTEM	  -11	/* System error returned in `errno'.  */
+#define EAI_OVERFLOW	  -12	/* Argument buffer overflow.  */
+
+#define NI_MAXHOST      1025
+#define NI_MAXSERV      32
+
+#define NI_NUMERICHOST	1	/* Don't try to look up hostname.  */
+#define NI_NUMERICSERV 2	/* Don't convert port number to name.  */
+#define NI_NOFQDN	4	/* Only return nodename portion.  */
+#define NI_NAMEREQD	8	/* Don't return numeric addresses.  */
+#define NI_DGRAM	16	/* Look up UDP service rather than TCP.  */
+#endif
+
+/* new hostname interfaces */
+struct addrinfo *camel_getaddrinfo(const char *name, const char *service,
+				   const struct addrinfo *hints, CamelException *ex);
+void camel_freeaddrinfo(struct addrinfo *host);
+int camel_getnameinfo(const struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t salen, char **host, char **serv,
+		      int flags, CamelException *ex);
 
 /* Standard Camel function */
 CamelType camel_service_get_type (void);
diff --git a/camel/camel-tcp-stream-raw.c b/camel/camel-tcp-stream-raw.c
index 04e47ac64b..93f3fbdbab 100644
--- a/camel/camel-tcp-stream-raw.c
+++ b/camel/camel-tcp-stream-raw.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
@@ -48,11 +47,11 @@ static ssize_t stream_write (CamelStream *stream, const char *buffer, size_t n);
 static int stream_flush  (CamelStream *stream);
 static int stream_close  (CamelStream *stream);
 
-static int stream_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port);
+static int stream_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host);
 static int stream_getsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, CamelSockOptData *data);
 static int stream_setsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *data);
-static CamelTcpAddress *stream_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream);
-static CamelTcpAddress *stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream);
+static struct sockaddr *stream_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
+static struct sockaddr *stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
 
 static void
 camel_tcp_stream_raw_class_init (CamelTcpStreamRawClass *camel_tcp_stream_raw_class)
@@ -267,13 +266,8 @@ stream_close (CamelStream *stream)
 /* this is a 'cancellable' connect, cancellable from camel_operation_cancel etc */
 /* returns -1 & errno == EINTR if the connection was cancelled */
 static int
-socket_connect (struct hostent *h, int port)
+socket_connect(struct addrinfo *h)
 {
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	struct sockaddr_in6 sin6;
-#endif
-	struct sockaddr_in sin;
-	struct sockaddr *saddr;
 	struct timeval tv;
 	socklen_t len;
 	int cancel_fd;
@@ -286,31 +280,17 @@ socket_connect (struct hostent *h, int port)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	
-	/* setup connect, we do it using a nonblocking socket so we can poll it */
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	if (h->h_addrtype == AF_INET6) {
-		sin6.sin6_port = htons (port);
-		sin6.sin6_family = h->h_addrtype;
-		memcpy (&sin6.sin6_addr, h->h_addr, sizeof (sin6.sin6_addr));
-		saddr = (struct sockaddr *) &sin6;
-		len = sizeof (sin6);
-	} else {
-#endif
-		sin.sin_port = htons (port);
-		sin.sin_family = h->h_addrtype;
-		memcpy (&sin.sin_addr, h->h_addr, sizeof (sin.sin_addr));
-		saddr = (struct sockaddr *) &sin;
-		len = sizeof (sin);
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
+	if (h->ai_socktype != SOCK_STREAM) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
 	}
-#endif
-	
-	if ((fd = socket (h->h_addrtype, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1)
+
+	if ((fd = socket (h->ai_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1)
 		return -1;
 	
 	cancel_fd = camel_operation_cancel_fd (NULL);
 	if (cancel_fd == -1) {
-		if (connect (fd, saddr, len) == -1) {
+		if (connect (fd, h->ai_addr, h->ai_addrlen) == -1) {
 			errnosav = errno;
 			close (fd);
 			errno = errnosav;
@@ -325,7 +305,7 @@ socket_connect (struct hostent *h, int port)
 		flags = fcntl (fd, F_GETFL);
 		fcntl (fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
 		
-		if (connect (fd, saddr, len) == 0) {
+		if (connect (fd, h->ai_addr, h->ai_addrlen) == 0) {
 			fcntl (fd, F_SETFL, flags);
 			return fd;
 		}
@@ -383,21 +363,22 @@ socket_connect (struct hostent *h, int port)
 }
 
 static int
-stream_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port)
+stream_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host)
 {
 	CamelTcpStreamRaw *raw = CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_RAW (stream);
-	int fd;
 	
 	g_return_val_if_fail (host != NULL, -1);
-	
-	if ((fd = socket_connect (host, port)) == -1)
-		return -1;
-	
-	raw->sockfd = fd;
-	
-	return 0;
-}
 
+	while (host) {
+		raw->sockfd = socket_connect(host);
+		if (raw->sockfd != -1)
+			return 0;
+
+		host = host->ai_next;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
 
 static int
 get_sockopt_level (const CamelSockOptData *data)
@@ -496,72 +477,42 @@ stream_setsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *data)
 			   sizeof (data->value));
 }
 
+static struct sockaddr *
+stream_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len)
+{
 #ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-#define MIN_SOCKADDR_BUFLEN  (sizeof (struct sockaddr_in6))
+	struct sockaddr_in6 sin;
 #else
-#define MIN_SOCKADDR_BUFLEN  (sizeof (struct sockaddr_in))
+	struct sockaddr_in sin;
 #endif
+	struct sockaddr *saddr = (struct sockaddr *)&sin;
 
-static CamelTcpAddress *
-stream_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
-{
-	unsigned char buf[MIN_SOCKADDR_BUFLEN];
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) buf;
-#endif
-	struct sockaddr_in *sin = (struct sockaddr_in *) buf;
-	struct sockaddr *saddr = (struct sockaddr *) buf;
-	gpointer address;
-	socklen_t len;
-	int family;
-	
-	len = MIN_SOCKADDR_BUFLEN;
-	
-	if (getsockname (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_RAW (stream)->sockfd, saddr, &len) == -1)
+	*len = sizeof(sin);
+	if (getsockname (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_RAW (stream)->sockfd, saddr, len) == -1)
 		return NULL;
-	
-	if (saddr->sa_family == AF_INET) {
-		family = CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv4;
-		address = &sin->sin_addr;
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	} else if (saddr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
-		family = CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv6;
-		address = &sin6->sin6_addr;
-#endif
-	} else
-		return NULL;
-	
-	return camel_tcp_address_new (family, sin->sin_port, len, address);
+
+	saddr = g_malloc(*len);
+	memcpy(saddr, &sin, *len);
+
+	return saddr;
 }
 
-static CamelTcpAddress *
-stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
+static struct sockaddr *
+stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len)
 {
-	unsigned char buf[MIN_SOCKADDR_BUFLEN];
 #ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) buf;
-#endif
-	struct sockaddr_in *sin = (struct sockaddr_in *) buf;
-	struct sockaddr *saddr = (struct sockaddr *) buf;
-	gpointer address;
-	socklen_t len;
-	int family;
-	
-	len = MIN_SOCKADDR_BUFLEN;
-	
-	if (getpeername (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_RAW (stream)->sockfd, saddr, &len) == -1)
-		return NULL;
-	
-	if (saddr->sa_family == AF_INET) {
-		family = CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv4;
-		address = &sin->sin_addr;
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	} else if (saddr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
-		family = CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv6;
-		address = &sin6->sin6_addr;
+	struct sockaddr_in6 sin;
+#else
+	struct sockaddr_in sin;
 #endif
-	} else
+	struct sockaddr *saddr = (struct sockaddr *)&sin;
+
+	*len = sizeof(sin);
+	if (getpeername (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_RAW (stream)->sockfd, saddr, len) == -1)
 		return NULL;
-	
-	return camel_tcp_address_new (family, sin->sin_port, len, address);
+
+	saddr = g_malloc(*len);
+	memcpy(saddr, &sin, *len);
+
+	return saddr;
 }
diff --git a/camel/camel-tcp-stream-ssl.c b/camel/camel-tcp-stream-ssl.c
index ef89d8c88e..19c534beff 100644
--- a/camel/camel-tcp-stream-ssl.c
+++ b/camel/camel-tcp-stream-ssl.c
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ static int stream_close  (CamelStream *stream);
 
 static PRFileDesc *enable_ssl (CamelTcpStreamSSL *ssl, PRFileDesc *fd);
 
-static int stream_connect    (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port);
+static int stream_connect    (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host);
 static int stream_getsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, CamelSockOptData *data);
 static int stream_setsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *data);
-static CamelTcpAddress *stream_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream);
-static CamelTcpAddress *stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream);
+static struct sockaddr *stream_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
+static struct sockaddr *stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
 
 struct _CamelTcpStreamSSLPrivate {
 	PRFileDesc *sockfd;
@@ -1025,30 +1025,58 @@ enable_ssl (CamelTcpStreamSSL *ssl, PRFileDesc *fd)
 }
 
 static int
-stream_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port)
+sockaddr_to_praddr(struct sockaddr *s, int len, PRNetAddr *addr)
+{
+	/* We assume the ip addresses are the same size - they have to be anyway.
+	   We could probably just use memcpy *shrug* */
+
+	memset(addr, 0, sizeof(*addr));
+
+	if (s->sa_family == AF_INET) {
+		struct sockaddr_in *sin = (struct sockaddr_in *)s;
+
+		if (len < sizeof(*sin))
+			return -1;
+
+		addr->inet.family = PR_AF_INET;
+		addr->inet.port = sin->sin_port;
+		memcpy(&addr->inet.ip, &sin->sin_addr, sizeof(addr->inet.ip));
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
+	else if (s->sa_family == PR_AF_INET6) {
+		struct sockaddr_in6 *sin = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)s;
+
+		if (len < sizeof(*sin))
+			return -1;
+
+		addr->ipv6.family = PR_AF_INET6;
+		addr->ipv6.port = sin->sin6_port;
+		addr->ipv6.flowinfo = sin->sin6_flowinfo;
+		memcpy(&addr->ipv6.ip, &sin->sin6_addr, sizeof(addr->ipv6.ip));
+		addr->ipv6.scope_id = sin->sin6_scope_id;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+socket_connect(CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host)
 {
 	CamelTcpStreamSSL *ssl = CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_SSL (stream);
 	PRNetAddr netaddr;
 	PRFileDesc *fd, *cancel_fd;
-	
-	g_return_val_if_fail (host != NULL, -1);
-	
-	memset ((void *) &netaddr, 0, sizeof (PRNetAddr));
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	if (host->h_addrtype == AF_INET6)
-		memcpy (&netaddr.ipv6.ip, host->h_addr, sizeof (netaddr.ipv6.ip));
-	else
-		memcpy (&netaddr.inet.ip, host->h_addr, sizeof (netaddr.inet.ip));
-#else
-	memcpy (&netaddr.inet.ip, host->h_addr, sizeof (netaddr.inet.ip));
-#endif
-	
-	if (PR_InitializeNetAddr (PR_IpAddrNull, port, &netaddr) == PR_FAILURE) {
-		set_errno (PR_GetError ());
+
+	if (sockaddr_to_praddr(host->ai_addr, host->ai_addrlen, &netaddr) != 0) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 	
-	fd = PR_OpenTCPSocket (host->h_addrtype);
+	fd = PR_OpenTCPSocket(netaddr.raw.family);
 	if (fd == NULL) {
 		set_errno (PR_GetError ());
 		return -1;
@@ -1127,6 +1155,17 @@ stream_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+stream_connect(CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host)
+{
+	while (host) {
+		if (socket_connect(stream, host) == 0)
+			return 0;
+		host = host->ai_next;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
 
 static int
 stream_getsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, CamelSockOptData *data)
@@ -1158,56 +1197,61 @@ stream_setsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static CamelTcpAddress *
-stream_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
+static struct sockaddr *
+sockaddr_from_praddr(PRNetAddr *addr, socklen_t *len)
+{
+	/* We assume the ip addresses are the same size - they have to be anyway */
+
+	if (addr->raw.family == PR_AF_INET) {
+		struct sockaddr_in *sin = g_malloc0(sizeof(*sin));
+
+		sin->sin_family = AF_INET;
+		sin->sin_port = addr->inet.port;
+		memcpy(&sin->sin_addr, &addr->inet.ip, sizeof(sin->sin_addr));
+		*len = sizeof(*sin);
+
+		return (struct sockaddr *)sin;
+	}
+#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
+	else if (addr->raw.family == PR_AF_INET6) {
+		struct sockaddr_in6 *sin = g_malloc0(sizeof(*sin));
+
+		sin->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
+		sin->sin6_port = addr->ipv6.port;
+		sin->sin6_flowinfo = addr->ipv6.flowinfo;
+		memcpy(&sin->sin6_addr, &addr->ipv6.ip, sizeof(sin->sin6_addr));
+		sin->sin6_scope_id = addr->ipv6.scope_id;
+		*len = sizeof(*sin);
+
+		return (struct sockaddr *)sin;		
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct sockaddr *
+stream_get_local_address(CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len)
 {
 	PRFileDesc *sockfd = CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_SSL (stream)->priv->sockfd;
-	int family, length;
-	gpointer address;
 	PRNetAddr addr;
 	
-	PR_GetSockName (sockfd, &addr);
-	
-	if (addr.inet.family == PR_AF_INET) {
-		family = CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv4;
-		address = &addr.inet.ip;
-		length = 4;
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	} else if (addr.inet.family == PR_AF_INET6) {
-		family = CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv6;
-		address = &addr.ipv6.ip;
-		length = 16;
-#endif
-	} else
+	if (PR_GetSockName(sockfd, &addr) != PR_SUCCESS)
 		return NULL;
-	
-	return camel_tcp_address_new (family, addr.inet.port, length, address);
+
+	return sockaddr_from_praddr(&addr, len);
 }
 
-static CamelTcpAddress *
-stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
+static struct sockaddr *
+stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len)
 {
 	PRFileDesc *sockfd = CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_SSL (stream)->priv->sockfd;
-	int family, length;
-	gpointer address;
 	PRNetAddr addr;
 	
-	PR_GetPeerName (sockfd, &addr);
-	
-	if (addr.inet.family == PR_AF_INET) {
-		family = CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv4;
-		address = &addr.inet.ip;
-		length = sizeof (addr.inet.ip);
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	} else if (addr.inet.family == PR_AF_INET6) {
-		family = CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv6;
-		address = &addr.ipv6.ip;
-		length = sizeof (addr.ipv6.ip);
-#endif
-	} else
+	if (PR_GetPeerName(sockfd, &addr) != PR_SUCCESS)
 		return NULL;
-	
-	return camel_tcp_address_new (family, addr.inet.port, length, address);
+
+	return sockaddr_from_praddr(&addr, len);
 }
 
 #endif /* HAVE_NSS */
diff --git a/camel/camel-tcp-stream.c b/camel/camel-tcp-stream.c
index fbbcbec451..3aa2d0d368 100644
--- a/camel/camel-tcp-stream.c
+++ b/camel/camel-tcp-stream.c
@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ static CamelStreamClass *parent_class = NULL;
 /* Returns the class for a CamelTcpStream */
 #define CTS_CLASS(so) CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_CLASS (CAMEL_OBJECT_GET_CLASS(so))
 
-static int tcp_connect    (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port);
+static int tcp_connect    (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host);
 static int tcp_getsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, CamelSockOptData *data);
 static int tcp_setsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *data);
-static CamelTcpAddress *tcp_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream);
-static CamelTcpAddress *tcp_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream);
-
+static struct sockaddr *tcp_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
+static struct sockaddr *tcp_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
 
 static void
 camel_tcp_stream_class_init (CamelTcpStreamClass *camel_tcp_stream_class)
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ camel_tcp_stream_get_type (void)
 
 
 static int
-tcp_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port)
+tcp_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host)
 {
 	w(g_warning ("CamelTcpStream::connect called on default implementation"));
 	return -1;
@@ -93,22 +92,21 @@ tcp_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port)
 /**
  * camel_tcp_stream_connect:
  * @stream: a CamelTcpStream object.
- * @host: a hostent value
- * @port: port
+ * @host: A linked list of addrinfo structures to try to connect, in
+ * the order of most likely to least likely to work.
  *
  * Create a socket and connect based upon the data provided.
  *
  * Return value: zero on success or -1 on fail.
  **/
 int
-camel_tcp_stream_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port)
+camel_tcp_stream_connect (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host)
 {
 	g_return_val_if_fail (CAMEL_IS_TCP_STREAM (stream), -1);
 	
-	return CTS_CLASS (stream)->connect (stream, host, port);
+	return CTS_CLASS (stream)->connect (stream, host);
 }
 
-
 static int
 tcp_getsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, CamelSockOptData *data)
 {
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@ tcp_getsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, CamelSockOptData *data)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * camel_tcp_stream_getsockopt:
  * @stream: tcp stream object
@@ -134,7 +131,6 @@ camel_tcp_stream_getsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, CamelSockOptData *data)
 	return CTS_CLASS (stream)->getsockopt (stream, data);
 }
 
-
 static int
 tcp_setsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *data)
 {
@@ -142,7 +138,6 @@ tcp_setsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *data)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * camel_tcp_stream_setsockopt:
  * @stream: tcp stream object
@@ -160,9 +155,8 @@ camel_tcp_stream_setsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *dat
 	return CTS_CLASS (stream)->setsockopt (stream, data);
 }
 
-
-static CamelTcpAddress *
-tcp_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
+static struct sockaddr *
+tcp_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len)
 {
 	w(g_warning ("CamelTcpStream::get_local_address called on default implementation"));
 	return NULL;
@@ -171,23 +165,24 @@ tcp_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
 /**
  * camel_tcp_stream_get_local_address:
  * @stream: tcp stream object
+ * @len: Pointer to address length which must be supplied.
  *
  * Get the local address of @stream.
  *
  * Return value: the stream's local address (which must be freed with
- * camel_tcp_address_free()) if the stream is connected, or %NULL if not.
+ * g_free()) if the stream is connected, or %NULL if not.
  **/
-CamelTcpAddress *
-camel_tcp_stream_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
+struct sockaddr *
+camel_tcp_stream_get_local_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len)
 {
 	g_return_val_if_fail (CAMEL_IS_TCP_STREAM (stream), NULL);
+	g_return_val_if_fail(len != NULL, NULL);
 	
-	return CTS_CLASS (stream)->get_local_address (stream);
+	return CTS_CLASS (stream)->get_local_address (stream, len);
 }
 
-
-static CamelTcpAddress *
-tcp_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
+static struct sockaddr *
+tcp_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len)
 {
 	w(g_warning ("CamelTcpStream::get_remote_address called on default implementation"));
 	return NULL;
@@ -196,54 +191,18 @@ tcp_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
 /**
  * camel_tcp_stream_get_remote_address:
  * @stream: tcp stream object
+ * @len: Pointer to address length, which must be supplied.
  *
  * Get the remote address of @stream.
  *
  * Return value: the stream's remote address (which must be freed with
- * camel_tcp_address_free()) if the stream is connected, or %NULL if not.
+ * g_free()) if the stream is connected, or %NULL if not.
  **/
-CamelTcpAddress *
-camel_tcp_stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream)
+struct sockaddr *
+camel_tcp_stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len)
 {
 	g_return_val_if_fail (CAMEL_IS_TCP_STREAM (stream), NULL);
-	
-	return CTS_CLASS (stream)->get_remote_address (stream);
-}
+	g_return_val_if_fail(len != NULL, NULL);
 
-
-/**
- * camel_tcp_address_new:
- * @family: the address family
- * @port: the port number (in network byte order)
- * @length: the length of @address
- * @address: the address data (family dependent, in network byte order)
- *
- * Return value: a new CamelTcpAddress.
- **/
-CamelTcpAddress *
-camel_tcp_address_new (CamelTcpAddressFamily family, gushort port,
-		       gushort length, gpointer address)
-{
-	CamelTcpAddress *addr;
-	
-	addr = g_malloc (sizeof (CamelTcpAddress) + length - 1);
-	addr->family = family;
-	addr->port = port;
-	addr->length = length;
-	memcpy (&addr->address, address, length);
-	
-	return addr;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * camel_tcp_address_free:
- * @address: the address
- *
- * Frees @address.
- **/
-void
-camel_tcp_address_free (CamelTcpAddress *address)
-{
-	g_free (address);
+	return CTS_CLASS (stream)->get_remote_address (stream, len);
 }
diff --git a/camel/camel-tcp-stream.h b/camel/camel-tcp-stream.h
index 9472da10ee..b7be61dbec 100644
--- a/camel/camel-tcp-stream.h
+++ b/camel/camel-tcp-stream.h
@@ -88,18 +88,6 @@ typedef struct _CamelSockOptData {
 	} value;
 } CamelSockOptData;
 
-typedef enum {
-	CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv4,
-	CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv6
-} CamelTcpAddressFamily;
-
-typedef struct {
-	CamelTcpAddressFamily family;
-	gushort port, length;
-	guint8 address[1];
-} CamelTcpAddress;
-
-
 struct _CamelTcpStream {
 	CamelStream parent_object;
 	
@@ -109,29 +97,24 @@ typedef struct {
 	CamelStreamClass parent_class;
 
 	/* Virtual methods */
-	int (*connect)    (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port);
+	int (*connect)    (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host);
 	int (*getsockopt) (CamelTcpStream *stream, CamelSockOptData *data);
 	int (*setsockopt) (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *data);
 	
-	CamelTcpAddress * (*get_local_address)  (CamelTcpStream *stream);
-	CamelTcpAddress * (*get_remote_address) (CamelTcpStream *stream);
+	struct sockaddr * (*get_local_address)  (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
+	struct sockaddr * (*get_remote_address) (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
 } CamelTcpStreamClass;
 
 /* Standard Camel function */
 CamelType camel_tcp_stream_get_type (void);
 
 /* public methods */
-int         camel_tcp_stream_connect    (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct hostent *host, int port);
+int         camel_tcp_stream_connect    (CamelTcpStream *stream, struct addrinfo *host);
 int         camel_tcp_stream_getsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, CamelSockOptData *data);
 int         camel_tcp_stream_setsockopt (CamelTcpStream *stream, const CamelSockOptData *data);
 
-CamelTcpAddress *camel_tcp_stream_get_local_address  (CamelTcpStream *stream);
-CamelTcpAddress *camel_tcp_stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream);
-
-CamelTcpAddress *camel_tcp_address_new  (CamelTcpAddressFamily family,
-					 gushort port, gushort length,
-					 gpointer address);
-void             camel_tcp_address_free (CamelTcpAddress *address);
+struct sockaddr *camel_tcp_stream_get_local_address  (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
+struct sockaddr *camel_tcp_stream_get_remote_address (CamelTcpStream *stream, socklen_t *len);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/camel/providers/imap/camel-imap-store.c b/camel/providers/imap/camel-imap-store.c
index 85e8b8fc04..54340ca783 100644
--- a/camel/providers/imap/camel-imap-store.c
+++ b/camel/providers/imap/camel-imap-store.c
@@ -519,51 +519,60 @@ connect_to_server (CamelService *service, int ssl_mode, int try_starttls, CamelE
 	CamelStream *tcp_stream;
 	CamelSockOptData sockopt;
 	gboolean force_imap4 = FALSE;
-	struct hostent *h;
 	int clean_quit;
-	int port, ret;
+	int ret;
 	char *buf;
-	
-	if (!(h = camel_service_gethost (service, ex)))
-		return FALSE;
-	
-	port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : 143;
+	struct addrinfo *ai, hints = { 0 };
+	char *serv;
+
+	/* FIXME: this connect stuff is duplicated everywhere */
+
+	if (service->url->port) {
+		serv = g_alloca(16);
+		sprintf(serv, "%d", service->url->port);
+	} else
+		serv = "imap";
 	
 	if (ssl_mode != USE_SSL_NEVER) {
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
 		if (try_starttls) {
 			tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_ssl_new_raw (service->session, service->url->host, STARTTLS_FLAGS);
 		} else {
-			port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : 993;
+			if (service->url->port == 0)
+				serv = "imaps";
 			tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_ssl_new (service->session, service->url->host, SSL_PORT_FLAGS);
 		}
 #else
-		if (!try_starttls)
-			port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : 993;
+		if (!try_starttls && service->url->port == 0)
+			serv = "imaps";
 		
 		camel_exception_setv (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-				      _("Could not connect to %s (port %d): %s"),
-				      service->url->host, port,
+				      _("Could not connect to %s (port %s): %s"),
+				      service->url->host, serv,
 				      _("SSL unavailable"));
-		
-		camel_free_host (h);
-		
 		return FALSE;
 #endif /* HAVE_SSL */
 	} else {
 		tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_raw_new ();
 	}
+
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+	ai = camel_getaddrinfo(service->url->host, serv, &hints, ex);
+	if (ai == NULL) {
+		camel_object_unref(tcp_stream);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
 	
-	ret = camel_tcp_stream_connect (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM (tcp_stream), h, port);
-	camel_free_host (h);
+	ret = camel_tcp_stream_connect(CAMEL_TCP_STREAM(tcp_stream), ai);
+	camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		if (errno == EINTR)
 			camel_exception_set (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL,
 					     _("Connection cancelled"));
 		else
 			camel_exception_setv (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-					      _("Could not connect to %s (port %d): %s"),
-					      service->url->host, port, g_strerror (errno));
+					      _("Could not connect to %s (port %s): %s"),
+					      service->url->host, serv, g_strerror (errno));
 		
 		camel_object_unref (tcp_stream);
 		
diff --git a/camel/providers/nntp/camel-nntp-store.c b/camel/providers/nntp/camel-nntp-store.c
index 6d8490d453..e1473f1de1 100644
--- a/camel/providers/nntp/camel-nntp-store.c
+++ b/camel/providers/nntp/camel-nntp-store.c
@@ -162,9 +162,10 @@ connect_to_server (CamelService *service, int ssl_mode, CamelException *ex)
 	gboolean retval = FALSE;
 	unsigned char *buf;
 	unsigned int len;
-	struct hostent *h;
-	int port, ret;
+	int ret;
 	char *path;
+	struct addrinfo *ai, hints = { 0 };
+	char *serv;
 	
 	CAMEL_NNTP_STORE_LOCK(store, command_lock);
 
@@ -181,15 +182,17 @@ connect_to_server (CamelService *service, int ssl_mode, CamelException *ex)
 		camel_data_cache_set_expire_age (store->cache, 60*60*24*14);
 		camel_data_cache_set_expire_access (store->cache, 60*60*24*5);
 	}
-	
-	if (!(h = camel_service_gethost (service, ex)))
-		goto fail;
-	
-	port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : NNTP_PORT;
+
+	if (service->url->port) {
+		serv = g_alloca(16);
+		sprintf(serv, "%d", service->url->port);
+	} else
+		serv = "nntp";
 	
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
 	if (ssl_mode != USE_SSL_NEVER) {
-		port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : NNTPS_PORT;
+		if (service->url->port == 0)
+			serv = "nntps";
 		tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_ssl_new (service->session, service->url->host, CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_SSL_ENABLE_SSL2 | CAMEL_TCP_STREAM_SSL_ENABLE_SSL3);
 	} else {
 		tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_raw_new ();
@@ -197,17 +200,24 @@ connect_to_server (CamelService *service, int ssl_mode, CamelException *ex)
 #else
 	tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_raw_new ();
 #endif /* HAVE_SSL */
+
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+	ai = camel_getaddrinfo(service->url->host, serv, &hints, ex);
+	if (ai == NULL) {
+		camel_object_unref(tcp_stream);
+		goto fail;
+	}
 	
-	ret = camel_tcp_stream_connect (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM (tcp_stream), h, port);
-	camel_free_host (h);
+	ret = camel_tcp_stream_connect(CAMEL_TCP_STREAM(tcp_stream), ai);
+	camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		if (errno == EINTR)
 			camel_exception_set (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL,
 					     _("Connection cancelled"));
 		else
 			camel_exception_setv (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-					      _("Could not connect to %s (port %d): %s"),
-					      service->url->host, port, g_strerror (errno));
+					      _("Could not connect to %s (port %s): %s"),
+					      service->url->host, serv, g_strerror (errno));
 		
 		camel_object_unref (tcp_stream);
 		
diff --git a/camel/providers/pop3/camel-pop3-store.c b/camel/providers/pop3/camel-pop3-store.c
index a63aa137e1..4e5c2baace 100644
--- a/camel/providers/pop3/camel-pop3-store.c
+++ b/camel/providers/pop3/camel-pop3-store.c
@@ -149,52 +149,59 @@ connect_to_server (CamelService *service, int ssl_mode, int try_starttls, CamelE
 	CamelPOP3Store *store = CAMEL_POP3_STORE (service);
 	CamelStream *tcp_stream;
 	CamelPOP3Command *pc;
-	struct hostent *h;
 	guint32 flags = 0;
 	int clean_quit;
-	int ret, port;
-	
-	h = camel_service_gethost (service, ex);
-	if (!h)
-		return FALSE;
-	
-	port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : 110;
-	
+	int ret;
+	struct addrinfo *ai, hints = { 0 };
+	char *serv;
+
+	if (service->url->port) {
+		serv = g_alloca(16);
+		sprintf(serv, "%d", service->url->port);
+	} else
+		serv = "pop3";
+		
 	if (ssl_mode != USE_SSL_NEVER) {
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
 		if (try_starttls) {
 			tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_ssl_new_raw (service->session, service->url->host, STARTTLS_FLAGS);
 		} else {
-			port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : 995;
+			if (service->url->port == 0)
+				serv = "pop3s";
 			tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_ssl_new (service->session, service->url->host, SSL_PORT_FLAGS);
 		}
 #else
-		if (!try_starttls)
-			port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : 995;
+		if (!try_starttls && service->url->port == 0)
+			serv = "pop3s";
 		
 		camel_exception_setv (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-				      _("Could not connect to %s (port %d): %s"),
-				      service->url->host, port,
+				      _("Could not connect to %s (port %s): %s"),
+				      service->url->host, serv,
 				      _("SSL unavailable"));
 		
-		camel_free_host (h);
-		
 		return FALSE;
 #endif /* HAVE_SSL */
 	} else {
 		tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_raw_new ();
 	}
+
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+	ai = camel_getaddrinfo(service->url->host, serv, &hints, ex);
+	if (ai == NULL) {
+		camel_object_unref(tcp_stream);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
 	
-	ret = camel_tcp_stream_connect (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM (tcp_stream), h, port);
-	camel_free_host (h);
+	ret = camel_tcp_stream_connect(CAMEL_TCP_STREAM(tcp_stream), ai);
+	camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		if (errno == EINTR)
 			camel_exception_set (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL,
 					     _("Connection cancelled"));
 		else
 			camel_exception_setv (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-					      _("Could not connect to POP server %s (port %d): %s"),
-					      service->url->host, port, g_strerror (errno));
+					      _("Could not connect to POP server %s (port %s): %s"),
+					      service->url->host, serv, g_strerror (errno));
 		
 		camel_object_unref (tcp_stream);
 		
@@ -212,8 +219,8 @@ connect_to_server (CamelService *service, int ssl_mode, int try_starttls, CamelE
 	
 	if (!(store->engine = camel_pop3_engine_new (tcp_stream, flags))) {
 		camel_exception_setv (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SYSTEM,
-				      _("Failed to read a valid greeting from POP server %s (port %d)"),
-				      service->url->host, port);
+				      _("Failed to read a valid greeting from POP server %s (port %s)"),
+				      service->url->host, serv);
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c b/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c
index 53a2d2cb68..c3a9e9ed15 100644
--- a/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c
+++ b/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c
@@ -237,53 +237,60 @@ connect_to_server (CamelService *service, int try_starttls, CamelException *ex)
 	CamelSmtpTransport *transport = CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT (service);
 	CamelStream *tcp_stream;
 	char *respbuf = NULL;
-	struct hostent *h;
-	int port, ret;
+	int ret;
+	struct addrinfo *ai, hints = { 0 };
+	char *serv;
 	
 	if (!CAMEL_SERVICE_CLASS (parent_class)->connect (service, ex))
 		return FALSE;
 	
-	h = camel_service_gethost (service, ex);
-	if (!h)
-		return FALSE;
-	
 	/* set some smtp transport defaults */
 	transport->flags &= CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_USE_SSL; /* reset all but ssl flags */
 	transport->authtypes = NULL;
-	
-	port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : SMTP_PORT;
+
+	if (service->url->port) {
+		serv = g_alloca(16);
+		sprintf(serv, "%d", service->url->port);
+	} else
+		serv = "smtp";
 	
 	if (transport->flags & CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_USE_SSL) {
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
 		if (try_starttls) {
 			tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_ssl_new_raw (service->session, service->url->host, STARTTLS_FLAGS);
 		} else {
-			port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : 465;
+			if (service->url->port == 0)
+				serv = "smtps";
 			tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_ssl_new (service->session, service->url->host, SSL_PORT_FLAGS);
 		}
 #else
-		if (!try_starttls)
-			port = service->url->port ? service->url->port : 465;
+		if (!try_starttls && service->url->port == 0)
+			serv = "smtps";
 		
 		camel_exception_setv (ex, CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-				      _("Could not connect to %s (port %d): %s"),
-				      service->url->host, port,
+				      _("Could not connect to %s (port %s): %s"),
+				      service->url->host, serv,
 				      _("SSL unavailable"));
-		
-		camel_free_host (h);
-		
+
 		return FALSE;
 #endif /* HAVE_SSL */
 	} else {
 		tcp_stream = camel_tcp_stream_raw_new ();
 	}
+
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+	ai = camel_getaddrinfo(service->url->host, serv, &hints, ex);
+	if (ai == NULL) {
+		camel_object_unref(tcp_stream);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
 	
-	ret = camel_tcp_stream_connect (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM (tcp_stream), h, port);
-	camel_free_host (h);
+	ret = camel_tcp_stream_connect(CAMEL_TCP_STREAM(tcp_stream), ai);
+	camel_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		camel_exception_setv (ex, errno == EINTR ? CAMEL_EXCEPTION_USER_CANCEL : CAMEL_EXCEPTION_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-				      _("Could not connect to %s (port %d): %s"),
-				      service->url->host, port,
+				      _("Could not connect to %s (port %s): %s"),
+				      service->url->host, serv,
 				      g_strerror (errno));
 		
 		camel_object_unref (tcp_stream);
@@ -294,7 +301,7 @@ connect_to_server (CamelService *service, int try_starttls, CamelException *ex)
 	transport->connected = TRUE;
 	
 	/* get the localaddr - needed later by smtp_helo */
-	transport->localaddr = camel_tcp_stream_get_local_address (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM (tcp_stream));
+	transport->localaddr = camel_tcp_stream_get_local_address (CAMEL_TCP_STREAM (tcp_stream), &transport->localaddrlen);
 	
 	transport->ostream = tcp_stream;
 	transport->istream = camel_stream_buffer_new (tcp_stream, CAMEL_STREAM_BUFFER_READ);
@@ -580,7 +587,7 @@ smtp_disconnect (CamelService *service, gboolean clean, CamelException *ex)
 		transport->ostream = NULL;
 	}
 	
-	camel_tcp_address_free (transport->localaddr);
+	g_free(transport->localaddr);
 	transport->localaddr = NULL;
 	
 	transport->connected = FALSE;
@@ -865,10 +872,7 @@ smtp_helo (CamelSmtpTransport *transport, CamelException *ex)
 {
 	/* say hello to the server */
 	char *name = NULL, *cmdbuf = NULL, *respbuf = NULL;
-	struct hostent *host;
-	CamelException err;
 	const char *token;
-	int af;
 	
 	/* these are flags that we set, so unset them in case we
 	   are being called a second time (ie, after a STARTTLS) */
@@ -883,42 +887,10 @@ smtp_helo (CamelSmtpTransport *transport, CamelException *ex)
 	}
 	
 	camel_operation_start_transient (NULL, _("SMTP Greeting"));
-	
-	/* get the local host name */
-	camel_exception_init (&err);
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-	af = transport->localaddr->family == CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv6 ? AF_INET6 : AF_INET;
-#else
-	af = AF_INET;
-#endif
-	host = camel_gethostbyaddr ((char *) &transport->localaddr->address,
-				    transport->localaddr->length, af, &err);
-	
-	camel_exception_clear (&err);
-	
-	if (host && host->h_name && *host->h_name) {
-		name = g_strdup (host->h_name);
-	} else {
-#ifdef ENABLE_IPv6
-		char ip[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 1];
-		const char *proto;
-		
-		proto = transport->localaddr->family == CAMEL_TCP_ADDRESS_IPv6 ? "IPv6:" : "";
-		name = g_strdup_printf ("[%s%s]", proto, inet_ntop (af, transport->localaddr->address, ip, MAXHOSTNAMELEN));
-#else
-		/* We *could* use inet_ntoa() here, but it's probably
-		   not worth it since we would have to worry about
-		   some systems not having inet_ntoa() */
-		name = g_strdup_printf ("[%d.%d.%d.%d]",
-					transport->localaddr->address[0],
-					transport->localaddr->address[1],
-					transport->localaddr->address[2],
-					transport->localaddr->address[3]);
-#endif
-	}
-	
-	if (host)
-		camel_free_host (host);
+
+	/* this can't really fail with the flags we're using, it should fallback to numerical */
+	if (camel_getnameinfo(transport->localaddr, transport->localaddrlen, &name, NULL, 0, NULL) != 0)
+		name = g_strdup("localhost.localdomain");
 	
 	/* hiya server! how are you today? */
 	if (transport->flags & CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_IS_ESMTP)
diff --git a/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.h b/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.h
index ef15f2b07d..87fcafb58b 100644
--- a/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.h
+++ b/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.h
@@ -22,17 +22,14 @@
  * USA
  */
 
-
 #ifndef CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_H
 #define CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_H 1
 
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #pragma }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
-
 #include "camel-transport.h"
 #include "camel-tcp-stream.h"
 
@@ -41,7 +38,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_CLASS(k) (CAMEL_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((k), CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, CamelSmtpTransportClass))
 #define CAMEL_IS_SMTP_TRANSPORT(o)    (CAMEL_CHECK_TYPE((o), CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_TYPE))
 
-
 #define CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_IS_ESMTP               (1 << 0)
 #define CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_8BITMIME               (1 << 1)
 #define CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES    (1 << 2)
@@ -63,20 +59,17 @@ typedef struct {
 	guint32 flags;
 	
 	gboolean connected;
-	CamelTcpAddress *localaddr;
+	struct sockaddr *localaddr;
+	socklen_t localaddrlen;
 	
 	GHashTable *authtypes;
-	
 } CamelSmtpTransport;
 
-
-
 typedef struct {
 	CamelTransportClass parent_class;
 
 } CamelSmtpTransportClass;
 
-
 /* Standard Camel function */
 CamelType camel_smtp_transport_get_type (void);
 
@@ -85,5 +78,3 @@ CamelType camel_smtp_transport_get_type (void);
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
 #endif /* CAMEL_SMTP_TRANSPORT_H */
-
-