[Development] QNetworkRequest: allow overriding connect host

[Thiago Macieira]

On quinta-feira, 9 de maio de 2013 18.00.36, Justin Karneges wrote:
> > I understand the feature would be useful in certain conditions, but I'm
> > not
> > sure yours is one of them. You can probably just easily override the
> > QNetworkAccessManager class and do the IP address verification. If it
> > fails, return a QNetworkReply that indicates the error condition. If it
> > passes, proceed with the actual QNetworkAccessManager call.
> 
> Hi Thiago,
> 
> You're saying to validate the IP address, and if that succeeds then 
> request the original URL? This would work most of the time, but it is 
> not airtight. The domain could end up resolving somewhere else after the 
> check succeeds.

QHostInfo has a short-lived cache, so it should work.

-- 
Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
  Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center
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