return false;
    }
    if (!isValidIpAddress(ipaddr)) {
        ipaddr = dnsResolve(ipaddr);
        if (ipaddr == null) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    var host = convert_addr(ipaddr);
    var pat  = convert_addr(pattern);
    var mask = convert_addr(maskstr);
    return ((host & mask) == (pat & mask));
    
}
function isResolvable(host) {
    var ip = dnsResolve(host);
    return (ip != null);
}
function localHostOrDomainIs(host, hostdom) {
    return (host == hostdom) ||
           (hostdom.lastIndexOf(host + '.', 0) == 0);
}
function shExpMatch(url, pattern) {
   pattern = pattern.replace(/\./g, '\\.');
   pattern = pattern.replace(/\*/g, '.*');
   pattern = pattern.replace(/\?/g, '.');
   var newRe = new RegExp('^'+pattern+'$');
   return newRe.test(url);
}
var wdays = {SUN: 0, MON: 1, TUE: 2, WED: 3, THU: 4, FRI: 5, SAT: 6};
var months = {JAN: 0, FEB: 1, MAR: 2, APR: 3, MAY: 4, JUN: 5, JUL: 6, AUG: 7, SEP: 8, OCT: 9, NOV: 10, DEC: 11};
function weekdayRange() {
    function getDay(weekday) {
        if (weekday in wdays) {
            return wdays[weekday];
        }
        return -1;
    }
    var date = new Date();
    var argc = arguments.length;
    var wday;
    if (argc < 1)
        return false;
    if (arguments[argc - 1] == 'GMT') {
        argc--;
        wday = date.getUTCDay();
    } else {
        wday = date.getDay();
    }
    var wd1 = getDay(arguments[0]);
    var wd2 = (argc == 2) ? getDay(arguments[1]) : wd1;
    return (wd1 == -1 || wd2 == -1) ? false
                                    : (wd1 <= wd2) ? (wd1 <= wday && wday <= wd2)
                                                   : (wd2 >= wday || wday >= wd1);
}
function dateRange() {
    function getMonth(name) {
        if (name in months) {
            return months[name];
        }
        return -1;
    }
    var date = new Date();
    var argc = arguments.length;
    if (argc < 1) {
        return false;
    }
    var isGMT = (arguments[argc - 1] == 'GMT');

    if (isGMT) {
        argc--;
    }
    // function will work even without explict handling of this case
    if (argc == 1) {
        var tmp = parseInt(arguments[0]);
        if (isNaN(tmp)) {
            return ((isGMT ? date.getUTCMonth() : date.getMonth()) ==
                     getMonth(arguments[0]));
        } else if (tmp < 32) {
            return ((isGMT ? date.getUTCDate() : date.getDate()) == tmp);
        } else { 
            return ((isGMT ? date.getUTCFullYear() : date.getFullYear()) ==
                     tmp);
        }
    }
    var year = date.getFullYear();
    var date1, date2;
    date1 = new Date(year,  0,  1,  0,  0,  0);
    date2 = new Date(year, 11, 31, 23, 59, 59);
    var adjustMonth = false;
    for (var i = 0; i < (argc >> 1); i++) {
        var tmp = parseInt(arguments[i]);
        if (isNaN(tmp)) {
            var mon = getMonth(arguments[i]);
            date1.setMonth(mon);
        } else if (tmp < 32) {
            adjustMonth = (argc <= 2);
            date1.setDate(tmp);
        } else {
            date1.setFullYear(tmp);
        }
    }
    for (var i = (argc >> 1); i < argc; i++) {
        var tmp = parseInt(arguments[i]);
        if (isNaN(tmp)) {
            var mon = getMonth(arguments[i]);
            date2.setMonth(mon);
        } else if (tmp < 32) {
            date2.setDate(tmp);
        } else {
            date2.setFullYear(tmp);
        }
    }
    if (adjustMonth) {
        date1.setMonth(date.getMonth());
        date2.setMonth(date.getMonth());
    }
    if (isGMT) {
    var tmp = date;
        tmp.setFullYear(date.getUTCFullYear());
        tmp.setMonth(date.getUTCMonth());
        tmp.setDate(date.getUTCDate());
        tmp.setHours(date.getUTCHours());
        tmp.setMinutes(date.getUTCMinutes());
        tmp.setSeconds(date.getUTCSeconds());
        date = tmp;
    }
    return (date1 <= date2) ? (date1 <= date) && (date <= date2)
                            : (date2 >= date) || (date >= date1);
}
function timeRange() {
    var argc = arguments.length;
    var date = new Date();
    var isGMT= false;
    if (argc < 1) {
        return false;
    }
    if (arguments[argc - 1] == 'GMT') {
        isGMT = true;
        argc--;
    }

    var hour = isGMT ? date.getUTCHours() : date.getHours();
    var date1, date2;
    date1 = new Date();
    date2 = new Date();

    if (argc == 1) {
        return (hour == arguments[0]);
    } else if (argc == 2) {
        return ((arguments[0] <= hour) && (hour <= arguments[1]));
    } else {
        switch (argc) {
        case 6:
            date1.setSeconds(arguments[2]);
            date2.setSeconds(arguments[5]);
        case 4:
            var middle = argc >> 1;
            date1.setHours(arguments[0]);
            date1.setMinutes(arguments[1]);
            date2.setHours(arguments[middle]);
            date2.setMinutes(arguments[middle + 1]);
            if (middle == 2) {
                date2.setSeconds(59);
            }
            break;
        default:
          throw 'timeRange: bad number of arguments'
        }
    }

    if (isGMT) {
        date.setFullYear(date.getUTCFullYear());
        date.setMonth(date.getUTCMonth());
        date.setDate(date.getUTCDate());
        date.setHours(date.getUTCHours());
        date.setMinutes(date.getUTCMinutes());
        date.setSeconds(date.getUTCSeconds());
    }
    return (date1 <= date2) ? (date1 <= date) && (date <= date2)
                            : (date2 >= date) || (date >= date1);

}
function isResolvableEx(host) {
    var ipList = dnsResolveEx(host);
    return (ipList != '');
}