On 13/05/2026 13:20, Peter Eckel via dns-wg wrote:
Hi Peter,
Yes, the RFC is essentially correct, and using a / in a label is not
forbidden either. You can do that, which doesn't mean that you should :-)
The big problem with using a slash is that if your zone files are based
on the zone name (almost universal practice), then on unix-like systems,
where the slash is a path separator, you'll have a problem. You'll have
to give the file a different name, and it quickly becomes messy. A dash
doesn't pose any such problems.
The RIPE Database supports RFC 2317 style delegations using dashes.
Regards,
Anand Buddhdev
RIPE NCC
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