From: Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@amorsen.dk>
To: netfilter-devel@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: iptables 1.3.6 not using /etc/networks
Date: 14 Nov 2006 10:24:35 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3wt5yl6ss.fsf@ursa.amorsen.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.NEB.4.64.0611131546380.26786@ukato.freeshell.org
>>>>> "AT" == Alexey Toptygin <alexeyt@freeshell.org> writes:
AT> No, domains can't start with a digit. See RFC 1034:
AT> ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc1034.txt
>> From which I quote:
>> <domain> ::= <subdomain> | " "
>>
You forgot to quote the section heading:
>> 3.5. Preferred name syntax
You also forgot this bit:
>> The following syntax will result in fewer problems with many
>> applications that use domain names (e.g., mail, TELNET).
as well as numerous other places in that section, where it is made
very clear that the syntax is merely a recommendation.
RFC 1034 is probably the most misread RFC in existence. Please do not
contribute further to this problem.
/Benny
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-11-14 9:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-11-12 1:25 iptables 1.3.6 not using /etc/networks Laurence J. Lane
2006-11-12 2:35 ` Laurence J. Lane
2006-11-12 17:33 ` Phil Oester
2006-11-12 19:36 ` Alexey Toptygin
2006-11-12 19:43 ` Phil Oester
2006-11-13 0:58 ` Alexey Toptygin
2006-11-13 7:23 ` Martijn Lievaart
2006-11-13 15:50 ` Alexey Toptygin
2006-11-13 20:20 ` Martijn Lievaart
2006-11-13 21:23 ` Alexey Toptygin
2006-11-14 9:06 ` offtopic " Amin Azez
2006-11-14 9:24 ` Benny Amorsen [this message]
2006-11-13 17:12 ` Phil Oester
2006-11-13 17:56 ` Alexey Toptygin
2006-11-13 19:50 ` scott comer (sccomer)
2006-11-18 22:09 ` Laurence J. Lane
2006-11-18 22:12 ` Laurence J. Lane
2006-11-20 0:00 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2006-11-23 14:10 ` Patrick McHardy
2006-11-23 20:56 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2006-11-24 5:55 ` Phil Oester
2006-11-24 8:43 ` Patrick McHardy
2006-11-29 4:44 ` Phil Oester
2006-11-29 12:50 ` Patrick McHardy
2006-11-29 14:09 ` Amin Azez
2006-11-29 14:21 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2006-11-19 20:34 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-11-13 17:00 Alexey Toptygin
[not found] <200611131926.kADJPxur030380@mail3.jubileegroup.co.uk>
2006-11-14 10:17 ` G.W. Haywood
2006-11-14 19:28 ` Grant Coady
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