diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 61339f7c56..7d11fa8281 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -6759,3 +6759,10 @@ David  3 Oct 2011
         handle_request.cpp
     lib/
         coproc.cpp,h
+
+David  4 Oct 2011
+    - client: don't generate notice if lookup of host
+        in remote_hosts.cfg fails.
+
+    client/
+        gui_rpc_server.cpp
diff --git a/client/gui_rpc_server.cpp b/client/gui_rpc_server.cpp
index 7bff55d6f0..7e522cf883 100644
--- a/client/gui_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/client/gui_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -188,10 +188,8 @@ int GUI_RPC_CONN_SET::get_allowed_hosts() {
             if (!(buf[0] =='#' || buf[0] == ';') && strlen(buf) > 0 ) {
                 retval = resolve_hostname_or_ip_addr(buf, ip_addr);
                 if (retval) {
-                    msg_printf_notice(0, false,
-                        "http://boinc.berkeley.edu/manager_links.php?target=notice&controlid=remote_hosts",
-                        "%s: %s",
-                        _("Can't resolve hostname in remote_hosts.cfg"),
+                    msg_printf(NULL, MSG_INFO,
+                        "Can't resolve hostname in remote_hosts.cfg: %s",
                         buf
                     );
                 } else {