After refreshing my memory here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname
...which references (what appear to be) the relevant RFCs, I recall
that underscores are definitely not legal, but the corner cases (and
instances of blatant [cough]Microsoft[cough] disregard) are interesting...
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Michael ODonnell
michael.odonn...@comcast.net wrote:
... and instances of blatant [cough]Microsoft[cough] disregard ...
Not sure what you're after there.
Windows allows underscores in the hostname. Linux also allows
underscores in the hostname. There is
(I detest FUD, even if it's aimed at a target I also dislike.)
(sigh) You're right. I could swear that just before I posted my comment I
had read (parts of) a rant (with examples) about how Microsoft disregards
the DNS hostname rules on the Internet, but maybe I was hallucinating - I
now
Michael ODonnell michael.odonn...@comcast.net writes:
(I detest FUD, even if it's aimed at a target I also dislike.)
(sigh) You're right. I could swear that just before I posted my comment I
had read (parts of) a rant (with examples) about how Microsoft disregards
the DNS hostname rules
