Re: Underscores in host names

["Peter & Karin Dambier" <peter () peter-dambier de>]

> --- 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

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