diff -up pidgin-2.4.2/libpurple/connection.c.resolv pidgin-2.4.2/libpurple/connection.c

--- pidgin-2.4.2/libpurple/connection.c.resolv	2008-02-02 10:09:14.000000000 -0500

+++ pidgin-2.4.2/libpurple/connection.c	2008-05-17 10:42:56.000000000 -0400

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@

 #define KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL 30

+#include <netinet/in.h>

+#include <arpa/nameser.h>

+#include <resolv.h>

+

 static GList *connections = NULL;

 static GList *connections_connecting = NULL;

 static PurpleConnectionUiOps *connection_ui_ops = NULL;

@@ -153,6 +157,9 @@ purple_connection_new(PurpleAccount *acc

 	purple_signal_emit(purple_connections_get_handle(), "signing-on", gc);

+	/* Re-read resolv.conf and friends in case DNS servers have changed */

+	res_init();

+

 	if (regist)

 	{

 		purple_debug_info("connection", "Registering.  gc = %p\n", gc);