R help - Aug 2009 - Function "nsl()" missing in package utils

Dear list,

today I stumbled across the function ?nsl()? for the first time in order to
perform a hostname lookup. According to the R Reference Index (Version
2.9.1, page 1522), the function should be part of the "utils" package.
However, I cannot find it in the utils package of my installation(s). I've
tried the R-versions 2.8.1, 2.9.0 and 2.9.1. 

I'd be very thankful if someone could give me a hint on "nsl" or
some other
function to do a hostname lookup!

Regards,
Janko Thyson


Janko Thyson
janko.thyson at kuei.de

Catholic University of Eichst?tt-Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt School of Management
Statistics and Quantitative Methods
Auf der Schanz 49
D-85049 Ingolstadt

www.wfi.edu/lsqm

Fon:? +49 841 937-1923
Fax:? +49 841 937-1965

nsl is not available on all platforms since it is located in 
".../Rsources/src/library/utils/R/unix"

Please make use of OS functionality in order to do hostname lookup.

Best,
Uwe Ligges


Janko Thyson wrote:
> Dear list,
> 
> today I stumbled across the function ?nsl()? for the first time in order to
> perform a hostname lookup. According to the R Reference Index (Version
> 2.9.1, page 1522), the function should be part of the "utils"
package.
> However, I cannot find it in the utils package of my installation(s).
I've
> tried the R-versions 2.8.1, 2.9.0 and 2.9.1. 
> 
> I'd be very thankful if someone could give me a hint on "nsl"
or some other
> function to do a hostname lookup!
> 
> Regards,
> Janko Thyson
> 
> 
> Janko Thyson
> janko.thyson at kuei.de
> 
> Catholic University of Eichst?tt-Ingolstadt
> Ingolstadt School of Management
> Statistics and Quantitative Methods
> Auf der Schanz 49
> D-85049 Ingolstadt
> 
> www.wfi.edu/lsqm
> 
> Fon:  +49 841 937-1923
> Fax:  +49 841 937-1965
> 
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