}

    /**
     * Gets the hostname of the local machine.
     *
     * @return The hostname.
     */
    public String getHostname() {
        final Map<String, String> env = getEnvMap();
        if (env.containsKey("COMPUTERNAME")) {
            return env.get("COMPUTERNAME");
        }
        if (env.containsKey("HOSTNAME")) {
            return env.get("HOSTNAME");
        }
        try {

     */
    public void usePipeline() {
        usePipeline = true;
    }

    /**
     * Resolves a hostname to an InetAddress.
     *
     * @param host the hostname to resolve
     * @return the resolved InetAddress
     * @throws FessSystemException if hostname resolution fails
     */
    protected InetAddress getInetAddressByName(final String host) {
        try {