Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:57:55 +0400 From: "Vadim A. Umanski" <umanski@panferova.net.ru> To: Mário Freitas <sub_0@netcabo.pt> Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re[2]: misc/54189: DNS resolver should resolve hostnames with underscores Message-ID: <151605688.20030719115755@panferova.net.ru> In-Reply-To: <1058576063.1430.20.camel@suzy.unbreakable.homeunix.org> References: <1058576063.1430.20.camel@suzy.unbreakable.homeunix.org>
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Hi, Mário. MF> Hi Jonathan, MF> The problem you submitted is due to mozilla's gethostbyname() own(bad) MF> implementation. FreeBSD's resolver can deal with underscores in MF> hostnames without any problem at all. I think you should submit that MF> problem to mozilla's bug tracking system(yes I succeded resolving that MF> hostname in FreeBSD 4.8 and 5.1). It's not a problem. According to standards, names with underscores are illegal and should NOT be resolved. In fact, they should not be used at all! They are not intended to work. Nevertheless, in most relisations of DNS servers it works, but in some (old BIND versions and some exotic ones) it doesn't. I have to notice once more - it doesn't have to! It may do and it may do not... You can ask them to implement it, if they'd like they'll do it due to wrongful but common practice, but if they wouldn't like do do it, you can't nake them to, 'cause they don't have to! I never use such names. Use simething like my-beloved-home-network-gw.provider.com , that'll do. MF> Mário Freitas MF> _______________________________________________ MF> freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org mailing list MF> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-bugs MF> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-bugs-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- SY Vadim <Private E-Mail> mailto:umanski@panferova.net.ru <Home Networking> mailto:admin@panferova.net.ru <Work> mailto:umanski@callcenter.ru
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