On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 02:19:19PM -0400, Barry A. Warsaw wrote:
"JRA" == Jay R Ashworth <jra@baylink.com> writes: JRA> No, I was talking about the domain part.
Ok.
JRA> The standard is pretty clear that the LHS can have anything JRA> in it you want, as long as you quote it.Yeah, but then it wouldn't /technically/ end in a dot, would it? :) Okay, okay, I'm being pedantic.
Usually. In this case, you're actually incorrect, alas. The quotation marks are not semantically part of the address. So it *does* end in a dot. (Yes, I know you were being a smart ass.)
>> Hmm, not a use case I've ever encountered. >> "localhost.localdomain" is about as wacky as it gets. JRA> Well, diagnosing local DNS configuration, mostly. A name JRA> that does *not* end in a dot is supposed to be an invitation JRA> to apply the search list from /etc/resolv.conf. JRA> With people having things registered like com.com and JRA> edu.com, it can get a bit wacky.Ah, ok.
Actually, a "bit" might be an understatement...
Cheers, -- jra
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