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Re: Underscores in host names
From: Tony Finch <dot () dotat at>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 16:25:56 +0100
On Thu, 19 May 2005, Roger Marquis wrote:
As it should. I wish it would also return a null for hostnames containing sequential non-alphanumerics (--, ---, __, ___, ...).
It is possible to reject multiple dots, both in theory and in practice (in fact it's a useful for spotting certain kinds of spamware that generates bogus HELO domains). You can't reject double hyphens because they are permitted by the syntax and used by IDN, for example. Tony. -- f.a.n.finch <dot () dotat at> http://dotat.at/ BISCAY: WEST 5 OR 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SHOWERS AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD.
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- Re: Underscores in host names, (continued)
- 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)
- Re: Underscores in host names alex (May 20)
- Re: Underscores in host names william(at)elan.net (May 20)
- Re: Underscores in host names Valdis . Kletnieks (May 19)
- Re: Underscores in host names Eric A. Hall (May 19)
- Re: Underscores in host names Edward Lewis (May 19)