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Re: Underscores in host names
From: "Peter & Karin Dambier" <peter () peter-dambier de>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 14:00:44 +0200 (MEST)
--- original message --- from: Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews () isc org> to: nanog () merit edu Re: Underscores in host names Datum: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:40:32 +1000 (EST) Hostnames can't have a dot at the end either. The dot at the end is a local resolver indication to not use the search list.
/etc/hosts: 217.29.76.4 IT2.MIX-IT.NET IT2.MIX-IT.NET. Why? Because programmes like check_soa from the O'Reilly book "DNS and BIND" or sendmail believe it makes sense to force a dot at the end of every name they look up. There are nameservers in the root zone file that DNS will not find. /etc/hosts is the only way to get them. Dont forget to have both names with and without dot. That is horrible, but I have to live with it Regards, Peter and Karin Dambier -- Peter und Karin Dambier Graeffstrasse 14 D-64646 Heppenheim +49-6252-671788 (Telekom) +49-6252-599091 (O2 Genion) +1-360-226-6583-9738 (INAIC) peter () peter-dambier de peter@mail.inaic http://iason.site.voila.fr peter-dambier.site.voila.fr
Current thread:
- Re: Underscores in host names, (continued)
- Re: Underscores in host names Duane Wessels (May 18)
- Re: Underscores in host names Laurent Frigault (May 18)
- Re: Underscores in host names Paul Vixie (May 18)
- Re: Underscores in host names bmanning (May 18)
- Re: Underscores in host names Eric A. Hall (May 18)
- Re: Underscores in host names Brad Knowles (May 18)
- Re: Underscores in host names Michael . Dillon (May 19)
- Re: Underscores in host names Paul Vixie (May 18)
- Re: Underscores in host names Eric A. Hall (May 18)
- Re: Underscores in host names Valdis . Kletnieks (May 19)
- Re: Underscores in host names Edward Lewis (May 19)
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- Re: Underscores in host names Jay R. Ashworth (May 19)
- Re: Underscores in host names Valdis . Kletnieks (May 19)
- Re: Underscores in host names Roger Marquis (May 19)
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- Re: Underscores in host names Jay R. Ashworth (May 19)
- Re: Underscores in host names Edward Lewis (May 19)
- Re: Underscores in host names Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (May 19)
- Re: Underscores in host names Michael . Dillon (May 20)