Schanzenbach, Martin schreef op ma 07-02-2022 om 19:02 [+0000]: > > > LEGACY HOSTNAME > > > A UTF-8 string (which is not 0-terminated) representing the > > > legacy hostname. > > > > What happens if it contaings \0, or ends with two dots, does that > mean > > the LEHO record is invalid and must be rejected? If it is in > punycode, > > why say ‘A UTF-8 string’ instead of ’an ASCII string’? > > It is not in punycode. It is just a UTF-8 string. > Why is it not 0-terminated? TBH I am not sure, probably to save a > byte :)
A follow-up question: LEGACY HOSTNAME can be an UTF-8 string, not in punycode. But can it be in punycode, even though that is not necessary? Should punycode be forbidden here, in favour of UTF-8? Greetings, Maxime.
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