/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb CC, Socket Routines, gethostbyname  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Searches the host database sequentially from the beginning of
    the database for a host record with a given name or alias.

    Syntax:

      #include  <netdb.h>

      struct hostent *gethostbyname(char *name);