getaddrinfo() socket.error [-8] Servname not supported for ai_socktype

Hi I am looking at using the fred-client to communicate zia EPP with Ausregistry the AU registrar. I am able to get the client to run so I am assuming that my config is ok and SSL ket files are correct. Though when I connect and try to do a simple hello statement I get this error: registry:/var/www/fred# python2.4 ./fred-client --config ./conf/fred-client.conf FredClient 1.6.1 Type "help", "license" or "credits" for more information. Using configuration from ./conf/fred-client.conf Used socket type: IPv4. Socket timeout: 10.0 sec. Connecting to portal-ote.ausregistry.net.au, port 700 ... Connection established. Try to open SSL layer... ERROR: getaddrinfo() socket.error [-8] Servname not supported for ai_socktype This suggests to me that that the error is from a misconfiguration hosname but I have checked and this looks fine as i is the one from our existing EPP solution. What else would cause this error. I was getting an error about EOF but downloaded the latest version of the fred-client and now I am getting this error. I am now using version 1.6.1. Also my config is as bellow, please note that I have used both the the hostname and the IP address of the server in the host config value. I have even tried this with the hostname/ip in parenthesize and no success there. My config is as follows: [connect] dir=/var/www/fred/fred/certificates host = portal-ote.ausregistry.net.au port = 700 ssl_cert = %(dir)s/CHEAPERDOMAINS-OTE-cert.pem ssl_key = %(dir)s/CHEAPERDOMAINS-key.pem username = *************** password = *************** ;; Every XML namespace can have the version independent to others: schema_version_contact = 1.2 schema_version_nsset = 1.2 schema_version_domain = 1.2 schema_version_enum = 1.1 schema_version_fred = 1.0 schema_version_epp = 1.0 ;; socket timeout in sec. In MS Windows MUST be set to 0.0 (timeout bug) timeout = 10.0 ;; turn off automatic login process after start up nologin = n [session] schema = /var/www/fred/fred/schemas/all-1.4.xsd ;; send "poll ack" right after to "poll req" poll_autoack = off ;; confirm all editable commands confirm_send_commands = on ;; enable/disable xmllint validate = on ;; display colors on tty console colors = yes ;; set verbose level 1,2,3 verbose = 3