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Localized socket error messages are shown as octal numbers

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Description

Troubleshooting steps
https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/Troubleshooting-Steps

Terminal issue? please go through wiki
https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/TTY-PTY-support-in-Windows-OpenSSH

Please answer the following

"OpenSSH for Windows" version
((Get-Item (Get-Command sshd).Source).VersionInfo.FileVersion)
8.1.0.1

Server OperatingSystem
((Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows nt\CurrentVersion\" -Name ProductName).ProductName)
N/A

Client OperatingSystem
Windows 10 Build 20190

What is failing
When I try connecting to a non-exist server, I saw some bizarre error messages.

Expected output
The localized message are shown properly, or just show English ones.

Actual output
The localized message are shown as octal representations.

ssh: Could not resolve hostname nanopim4: \262\273\326\252\265\300\325\342\321\371\265\304\326\367\273\372\241\243

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the hostname-resolution failure described in the report on Windows 10 and review the linked troubleshooting guidance. Trace how the localized socket error is formatted in Win32-OpenSSH; done means the error appears as readable localized text or English rather than octal representations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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