// get the address object for the given server name, the caller must delete it
static wxSockAddress *
-GetAddressFromName(const wxString& serverName, const wxString& host = _T(""))
+GetAddressFromName(const wxString& serverName, const wxString& host = wxEmptyString)
{
// we always use INET sockets under non-Unix systems
#if defined(__UNIX__) && !defined(__WXMAC__) && !defined(__WINE__)