$NetBSD: patch-bb,v 1.3 1999/11/26 06:09:01 itohy Exp $

--- http.c.orig	Sun Oct 24 18:05:45 1999
+++ http.c	Thu Nov 25 20:00:34 1999
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 char *HTTP_Open(URL *Url)
 {
  char *msg=NULL;
- char *colon;
- char *server_host=NULL;
+ char *colon, *escr, *escl;
+ char *server_host, *host;
  int server_port=Protocols[Protocol_HTTP].defport;
 
  proxy=WhichProxy(Url->proto,Url->host);
@@ -63,7 +63,19 @@
     strcpy(server_host,Url->host);
    }
 
- if((colon=strchr(server_host,':')))
+ escl=strchr(server_host,'[');
+ escr=strrchr(server_host,']');
+ if (escr && escl) {
+     *escr=0;
+     host = escl+1;
+     colon = strrchr(escr+1,':');
+ }     
+ else {
+     host = server_host;
+     colon = strrchr(server_host,':');
+ }
+
+ if(colon) 
    {
     *colon++=0;
     if(*colon)
@@ -72,11 +84,11 @@
 
  /* Open the connection. */
 
- server=OpenClientSocket(server_host,server_port,ConnectTimeout);
+ server=OpenClientSocket(host,server_port,ConnectTimeout);
  init_buffer(server);
 
  if(server==-1)
-    msg=PrintMessage(Warning,"Cannot open the HTTP connection to %s port %d; [%!s].",server_host,server_port);
+    msg=PrintMessage(Warning,"Cannot open the HTTP connection to %s port %d; [%!s].",host,server_port);
 
  free(server_host);