> > Generally speaking, it looks as if Apache 2.4 and up does not accept a > hostname which has a TLD starting with a number. While there is no real TLD > that contains a number, it's a bit arbitrary to say the TLD can have a > number but cannot start with one. > > Anyone have any insights on this situation? (beyond why a silly person uses > such a TLD in the first place :-P)
It's an explicit bit of code to validate the Host: header and comes from RFC 1123 section 2.1. It does seem a bit hokey but there's not a great consensus about if/how to make it more liberal. -- Eric Covener cove...@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org
