From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 12 18:44:12 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72E1B37B401; Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:44:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net (sccrmhc12.comcast.net [204.127.202.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67C1943F75; Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:44:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from DougB@freebsd.org) Received: from 12-234-22-23.client.attbi.com ([12.234.22.23]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <2003081301441001200a3ivve>; Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:44:10 +0000 Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:44:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton To: current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030812183857.F7946@12-234-22-23.pyvrag.nggov.pbz> Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ X-message-flag: Outlook -- Not just for spreading viruses anymore! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: host/domain name verification, and valid top level domains (fwd) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: dougb@freebsd.org List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:44:12 -0000 Folks, One of the topics at the recent ICANN conference was the issue of functionality for the new generic top level domains (gTLD's). Seven new gTLD's were adopted by ICANN in November of 2000, but many users with domains in those TLD's are still having problems using them. One of the areas that is particularly relevant to us is the issue of web forms, and other locations where user data like URL's or e-mail addresses are verified and stored (especially C/C++ code that allocates memory for names, etc.). In the past, all domain names ended in 2, 3, or 4 letter labels. However, now the list of valid gTLD's also contains one with 6. The list of currently valid gTLD's is: .aero, .biz, .com, .coop, .edu, .gov, .info, .int, .mil, .museum, .name, .net, .org, and .pro If you are responsible for code that deals with domain names in any way, please run some tests to be sure that hostnames from all of these gTLD's work with your code, and please fix anything that doesn't. If you have any questions, please shoot them my way. If you are tempted to reply to all, please trim your cc: list appropriately, and keep me in there somewhere. Hope this helps, Doug References: http://www.iana.org/domain-names.htm http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm