# Re: \[PATCH 2/2\] Define ENONAMESERVICE and ENAMEUNKNOWN to indicate name service errors

- From: Alan Cox \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-03-07 16:01:09 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2011/03/3686784
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-nfs/2011/03/3686755/t.md

```text
> Define ENONAMESERVICE to indicate "Network name service unavailable".  This can
> be used to indicate, for example, that an attempt was made by dns_query() to
> make a query, but the name server (e.g. a DNS server) it is supposed to contact
> didn't answer or that it couldn't determine the location of a suitable server.

Are these in glibc and are there glibc patches submitted and accepted for
this ?

(I only ask because I know its previously taken years for glibc to catch
up with stuff)
```