> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 15:28:36 -0800 (PST)
> From: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net>
> Well, it's been hours, and it still doesn't work.
>
>
> It looks to me like there may be a problem with the _ in the real
> hostname.
>
> www.mcafee.com appears to be an CNAME/alias for scp_ax2.mcafee.com, and
> I think with the latest resolver libs from BIND, the _ character is
> problematic.
In fact, problematic isn't quite the right term for the '_' character
in hostnames or FQDN. It's simply illegal! Only 'a-z', 'A-Z' and '-'
are allowed in hostnames.
Well, there is a RFC for this, and the number is somwhere between 1
and 2081... :))
And some libs are quite strict about this and some just tolerate the
'_'.
regards,
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