[Bug 1900197] [NEW] netcat fails with an error with -v

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Public bug reported:

In a fresh install of Ubuntu Server 20.04.1, netcat -vlp 8000 fails with
the following error message:

netcat: getnameinfo: Temporary failure in name resolution

Name resolution, both forwards and backwards, works as expected
elsewhere (e.g., ping or nslookup).

There's an upstream Debian patch that changes getnameinfo() errors into
warnings that should suffice.  I'm not sure whether the underlying
getnameinfo() error is inherited as well, but neither Debian Buster or
Sid have such an error, nor does Ubuntu Server 18.04.5.

** Affects: netcat-openbsd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  netcat fails with an error with -v

Status in netcat-openbsd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In a fresh install of Ubuntu Server 20.04.1, netcat -vlp 8000 fails
  with the following error message:

  netcat: getnameinfo: Temporary failure in name resolution

  Name resolution, both forwards and backwards, works as expected
  elsewhere (e.g., ping or nslookup).

  There's an upstream Debian patch that changes getnameinfo() errors
  into warnings that should suffice.  I'm not sure whether the
  underlying getnameinfo() error is inherited as well, but neither
  Debian Buster or Sid have such an error, nor does Ubuntu Server
  18.04.5.

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