1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/netutils.c b/plugins/netutils.c
index db64ef09..08245276 100644
--- a/plugins/netutils.c
+++ b/plugins/netutils.c
@@ -291,6 +291,13 @@ is_host (const char *address)
         return (FALSE);
 }
 
+void
+host_or_die(const char *str)
+{
+        if(!str || (!is_addr(str) && !is_hostname(str)))
+                usage_va(_("Invalid hostname/address - %s"), str);
+}
+
 int
 is_addr (const char *address)
 {