+ static const int maxLoginLen = 256; // FIXME arbitrary number
+
+ wxString buf;
+ bool ok = wxGetUserId(buf.GetWriteBuf(maxLoginLen), maxLoginLen);
+ buf.UngetWriteBuf();
+
+ if ( !ok )
+ buf.Empty();
+
+ return buf;
+}
+
+wxString wxGetUserName()
+{
+ static const int maxUserNameLen = 1024; // FIXME arbitrary number
+
+ wxString buf;
+ bool ok = wxGetUserName(buf.GetWriteBuf(maxUserNameLen), maxUserNameLen);
+ buf.UngetWriteBuf();
+
+ if ( !ok )
+ buf.Empty();
+
+ return buf;
+}
+
+wxString wxGetHostName()
+{
+ static const size_t hostnameSize = 257;
+
+ wxString buf;
+ bool ok = wxGetHostName(buf.GetWriteBuf(hostnameSize), hostnameSize);
+
+ buf.UngetWriteBuf();
+
+ if ( !ok )
+ buf.Empty();
+
+ return buf;
+}
+
+wxString wxGetFullHostName()
+{
+ static const size_t hostnameSize = 257;
+
+ wxString buf;
+ bool ok = wxGetFullHostName(buf.GetWriteBuf(hostnameSize), hostnameSize);
+
+ buf.UngetWriteBuf();
+
+ if ( !ok )
+ buf.Empty();
+
+ return buf;