diff --git a/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-cares-3.2.7.patch b/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-cares-3.2.7.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-cares-3.2.7.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+This portion of the patch is similar to the patch for cares-3.2.8, but the end of the configure.in's are different
+--- autoconf/configure.in	2009-03-29 18:35:15.000000000 -0400
++++ autoconf/configure.in	2009-03-29 18:45:54.000000000 -0400
+@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@
+ AC_ARG_WITH(operoverride-verify, [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-operoverride-verify], [Require opers to invite themselves to +s/+p channels])],
+ 	AC_DEFINE(OPEROVERRIDE_VERIFY))
+ AC_ARG_WITH(system-tre, [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-system-tre], [Use the system tre package instead of bundled, discovered using pkg-config])], [], [with_system_tre=no ])
++AC_ARG_WITH(system-cares, [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-system-cares], [Use the system c-ares (at least version 1.5.3) package instead of bundled c-ares, discovered using pkg-config])], [], [with_system_cares=no ])
+ CHECK_SSL
+ CHECK_ZLIB
+ CHECK_LIBCURL
+@@ -463,6 +464,7 @@
+ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([TRE], tre >= 0.7.5)
+ ])
+ 
++AS_IF([test "x$with_system_cares" = "xno"],[
+ dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW C-ARES RELEASE!
+ cares_version="1.4.0"
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(extracting c-ares resolver library)
+@@ -485,13 +487,15 @@
+ $ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(installing c-ares resolver library)
+ $ac_cv_prog_MAKER install || exit 1
+-CARESINCDIR="$cur_dir/extras/c-ares/include"
+-AC_SUBST(CARESINCDIR)
+-CARESLIBDIR="-L../extras/c-ares/lib"
+-AC_SUBST(CARESLIBDIR)
+-CARESLIBS="-lcares"
+-AC_SUBST(CARESLIBS)
++CARES_CFLAGS="$cur_dir/extras/c-ares/include"
++AC_SUBST(CARES_CFLAGS)
++CARES_LIBS="-L../extras/c-ares/lib -lcares"
++AC_SUBST(CARES_LIBS)
+ cd $cur_dir
++],[
++dnl use pkg-config for system c-ares:
++PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CARES], libcares >= 1.5.3)
++])
+ 
+ 
+ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile src/modules/Makefile unreal ircdcron/ircdchk)
+
+
+--- Makefile.in	2009-03-29 18:35:15.000000000 -0400
++++ Makefile.in	2009-03-29 18:48:03.000000000 -0400
+@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
+ #
+ 
+ #XCFLAGS=-O -g -export-dynamic
+-IRCDLIBS=@IRCDLIBS@ @TRE_LIBS@ @CARESLIBS@
++IRCDLIBS=@IRCDLIBS@ @TRE_LIBS@ @CARES_LIBS@
+ CRYPTOLIB=@CRYPTOLIB@
+ OPENSSLINCLUDES=
+ 
+-XCFLAGS=@TRE_CFLAGS@ -I@CARESINCDIR@ @CARESLIBDIR@ @CFLAGS@
++XCFLAGS=@TRE_CFLAGS@ -I@CARES_CFLAGS@ @CFLAGS@
+ #
+ # use the following on MIPS:
+ #CFLAGS= -systype bsd43 -DSYSTYPE_BSD43 -I$(INCLUDEDIR)
+
+This patch is specific to unreal-3.2.7 and is not needed for 3.2.8:
+--- src/res.c	2006-09-19 08:45:18.000000000 -0400
++++ src/res.c	2009-01-15 20:51:26.000000000 -0500
+@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
+ #include <res.h>
+ 
+ /* Forward declerations */
+-void unrealdns_cb_iptoname(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he);
+-void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_verify(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he);
+-void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_link(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he);
++void unrealdns_cb_iptoname(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he);
++void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_verify(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he);
++void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_link(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he);
+ void unrealdns_delasyncconnects(void);
+ static unsigned int unrealdns_haship(void *binaryip, int length);
+ static void unrealdns_addtocache(char *name, void *binaryip, int length);
+@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
+ #endif
+ }
+ 
+-void unrealdns_cb_iptoname(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he)
++void unrealdns_cb_iptoname(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he)
+ {
+ DNSReq *r = (DNSReq *)arg;
+ DNSReq *newr;
+@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_verify(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he)
++void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_verify(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he)
+ {
+ DNSReq *r = (DNSReq *)arg;
+ aClient *acptr = r->cptr;
+@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
+ 	unrealdns_freeandremovereq(r);
+ }
+ 
+-void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_link(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he)
++void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_link(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he)
+ {
+ DNSReq *r = (DNSReq *)arg;
+ int n;
+@@ -736,21 +736,35 @@
+ 	} else
+ 	if (*param == 'i') /* INFORMATION */
+ 	{
+-		struct ares_config_info inf;
++		struct ares_options inf;
+ 		int i;
++		int optmask;
+ 		
+-		ares_get_config(&inf, resolver_channel);
++		ares_save_options(resolver_channel, &inf, &optmask);
+ 
+ 		sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "****** DNS Configuration Information ******");
+ 		sendtxtnumeric(sptr, " c-ares version: %s",ares_version(NULL));
+-		sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "        timeout: %d", inf.timeout);
+-		sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "          tries: %d", inf.tries);
+-		sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "   # of servers: %d", inf.numservers);
+-		for (i = 0; i < inf.numservers; i++)
+-			sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "      server #%d: %s", i+1, inf.servers[i] ? inf.servers[i] : "[???]");
+-			
++
++		if(optmask & ARES_OPT_TIMEOUTMS)
++			sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "        timeout: %d", inf.timeout);
++		if(optmask & ARES_OPT_TRIES)
++			sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "          tries: %d", inf.tries);
++		if(optmask & ARES_OPT_SERVERS)
++		{
++			sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "   # of servers: %d", inf.nservers);
++			for (i = 0; i < inf.nservers; i++)
++				sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "      server #%d: %s", i+1, inet_ntoa(inf.servers[i]));	
++		}
++		if(optmask & ARES_OPT_DOMAINS)
++		{
++			sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "   # of search domains: %d", inf.ndomains);
++			for (i = 0; i < inf.ndomains; i++)
++				sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "      domain #%d: %s", i+1, inf.domains[i]);
++		}
+ 		/* TODO: free or get memleak ! */
+ 		sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "****** End of DNS Configuration Info ******");
++		
++		ares_destroy_options(&inf);
+ 	} else /* STATISTICS */
+ 	{
+ 		sendtxtnumeric(sptr, "DNS CACHE Stats:");