--- bro-1.2.1/src/strings.bif	2006-07-26 17:02:48.000000000 -0500
+++ bro-1.2.1.dop/src/strings.bif	2007-02-28 15:42:17.000000000 -0600
@@ -559,6 +559,23 @@
 	return new StringVal(new BroString(1, (u_char*) x, s->Len() * 2));
 	%}
 
+# Returns an addr from a string
+function rawstring_to_addr%(s: string%): addr
+	%{
+	char* x = new char[16];
+	const u_char* sp = s->Bytes();
+
+	if(s->Len() != 4){
+		sprintf(x,"0.0.0.0");
+	}else{
+		sprintf(x,"%i.%i.%i.%i",sp[0],sp[1],sp[2],sp[3]);
+	}
+
+	Val* ret = new AddrVal(x);
+	delete [] x;
+	return ret;
+	%}
+
 function str_smith_waterman%(s1: string, s2: string, params: sw_params%)
 : sw_substring_vec
 	%{