diff -Naur asterisk.orig/utils.c asterisk/utils.c
--- asterisk.orig/utils.c	2004-10-05 08:46:11.000000000 +0200
+++ asterisk/utils.c	2004-10-16 10:57:35.129361045 +0200
@@ -168,7 +168,14 @@
 	}
 	if (!s || !*s)
 		return NULL;
-	res = gethostbyname_r(host, &hp->hp, hp->buf, sizeof(hp->buf), &result, &herrno);
+	while(((res = gethostbyname_r(host, &hp->hp, hp->buf, sizeof(hp->buf), &result, &herrno)) !=0
+	       || !result
+	       || !hp->hp.h_addr_list
+	       || !hp->hp.h_addr_list[0])
+	      && herrno == TRY_AGAIN)
+	  {
+	    ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "temporary error resolving host name; retrying...\n");
+	  }
 
 	if (res || !result || !hp->hp.h_addr_list || !hp->hp.h_addr_list[0])
 		return NULL;