Hi,
I admit I'm a bit confused.
> # 4> Check L1 == "tv". If so, getDomain returns L2.L1; exit.
> # "tv" is a special-case "completely flat" ccTLD for historical
> reasons.
...
> # 6> Check if L2 in gTLD list "com,edu,net,org,gov,mil,int". If so,
> # getDomain returns L3.L2.L1; exit.
> # gTLDs, when they appear immediately left of a ccTLD (modulo
> exception in
> # step 4), are considered a part of the TLD.
> if ($labels[-2] =~ /^(com|edu|net|org|gov|mil|int)$/) {
...
> # 7> If L1 is in the list "GR,PL" AND L2 is NOT in the gTLD list,
> getDomain
> # returns L2.L1; exit.
> # GR and PL are considered "flat" ccTLDs EXCEPT when a gTLD appears
> in L2.
> # getDomain("a.pl") returns "a.pl"
> # getDomain("a.uk") returns ""
> # GRM NOTE: no check on L2 because it's caught by code above
> if ($labels[-1] =~ /^(gr|pl)$/) {
...
> # 8> If Len(L2) < 3 getDomain returns L3.L2.L1; exit.
> # getDomain("aa.bb.cc") returns "aa.bb.cc"
> if (length($labels[-2]) < 3) {
> print STDERR "Rule 8: length(L2) < 3.\n";
> return 3;
> }
...
> # 9> Otherwise, getDomain returns L2.L1
> # getDomain("aa.bbb.cc") returns "bbb.cc"
> print STDERR "Rule 9: default.\n";
> return 2;
What is this code trying to do?
Thanks,
-drc
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