--- old/curl-7.22.0/lib/hostip6.c	2011-09-04 08:07:24.000000000 -0700
+++ new/curl-7.22.0/lib/hostip6.c	2011-10-14 13:10:52.000000000 -0700
@@ -205,7 +205,11 @@
   hints.ai_family = pf;
   hints.ai_socktype = conn->socktype;
 
-  if((1 == Curl_inet_pton(AF_INET, hostname, addrbuf)) ||
+  if(Curl_inet_pton(AF_INET, hostname, addrbuf) > 0)
+    /* This is a dotted IP address 123.123.123.123-style */
+    return Curl_ip2addr(AF_INET, addrbuf, hostname, port);
+
+  if(/*(1 == Curl_inet_pton(AF_INET, hostname, addrbuf)) ||*/
      (1 == Curl_inet_pton(AF_INET6, hostname, addrbuf))) {
     /* the given address is numerical only, prevent a reverse lookup */
     hints.ai_flags = AI_NUMERICHOST;