* @throws UnknownHostException if the host name cannot be resolved
     */
    @Override
    public InetAddress[] resolve(final String host) throws UnknownHostException {
        return InetAddress.getAllByName(toAscii(host));
    }

    /**
     * Decodes the given host string using the specified encoding.
     *
     * @param host the host string to decode
     * @return the decoded host string
     */