On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 02:46:40PM +0000, Ben Laurie wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Er... Allow me the option o fdisbeleiving your assertion.
> > PTR records can and do point to mutiple names. Some narrow
> > implementations have assumed that there will only be a single
> > data element and this myth - that PTRs only point to a single
> > name - is and has been spread widely.
>
> You can disbelieve my assertion if you wish, but I am only quoting the
> RFC. RFC 1035, to be precise:
>
> "Address nodes are used to hold pointers to primary host names
> in the normal domain space."
>
> (section 3.5. IN-ADDR.ARPA domain). So, the "myth" is in the scripture.
ah... open to interpretation. what is a "primary" host name?
--bill
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