From 6463ab7d795933ed6745b4e43cab7bc6ffe98c0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Melanie Thielker <melanie@t-data.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:44:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] If a DNS resolution fails on an outbound request, simply
 allow it

---
 OpenSim/Framework/OutboundUrlFilter.cs | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/OutboundUrlFilter.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/OutboundUrlFilter.cs
index ee4707fa8c..63ae361448 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/OutboundUrlFilter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/OutboundUrlFilter.cs
@@ -212,7 +212,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             // Check that we are permitted to make calls to this endpoint.
             bool foundIpv4Address = false;
 
-            IPAddress[] addresses = Dns.GetHostAddresses(url.Host);
+            IPAddress[] addresses = null;
+            
+            try
+            {
+                addresses = Dns.GetHostAddresses(url.Host);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // If there is a DNS error, we can't stop the script!
+                return true;
+            }
 
             foreach (IPAddress addr in addresses)
             {
@@ -253,4 +263,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return allowed;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}