From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Amin Azez Subject: offtopic Re: iptables 1.3.6 not using /etc/networks Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:06:33 +0000 Message-ID: <45598719.5000206@ufomechanic.net> References: <20061112173312.GA2593@linuxace.com> <20061112194314.GA3542@linuxace.com> <45581D66.2070009@rtij.nl> <4558D3A4.4070204@rtij.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netfilter-devel@lists.netfilter.org Return-path: To: Alexey Toptygin In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: netfilter-devel-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Errors-To: netfilter-devel-bounces@lists.netfilter.org List-Id: netfilter-devel.vger.kernel.org * Alexey Toptygin wrote, On 13/11/06 21:23: > On Mon, 13 Nov 2006, Martijn Lievaart wrote: > >>> No, domains can't start with a digit. See RFC 1034: >>> >>> ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc1034.txt >>> >> Domains can and do start with a digit, see RFC1912 section 2.1. Think >> 3com.com. > > This is news to me, and isn't reflected in the current standard (which > is still RFC 1034), but you are right that it's widely implemented. It > seems wierd that the Host Requirements standard can override the DNS > standard without the DNS standard being updated... It's the same with SMTP, emails contain . in the left-hand-side despite it being counter-RFC for years. Perhaps the self depracating title of the standard has something to do with it... anyway... Sam