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Re: [FW-1] Bug List for NG



Title: Bug List for NG
The host name issue you mention has been updated by RFC 1123:
 
2.1  Host Names and Numbers

      The syntax of a legal Internet host name was specified in RFC-952
      [DNS:4].  One aspect of host name syntax is hereby changed: the
      restriction on the first character is relaxed to allow either a
      letter or a digit.  Host software MUST support this more liberal
      syntax.
 
--Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: Lars Troen [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 7:14 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [FW-1] Bug List for NG

: First bug,  can't create Domain Objects that begin with a numeric value (i.e.3com.com).
: Can't find it documented anywhere.  Works fine in VPN-1/FW-1 4.1 SP5...
 
Just a side note: The domain 3com.com is per rfc not a valid domain name as it starts with a numeric character. Most dns implementations however supports numeric values as the first character and most people are able to access it without any problems.
 
From rfc 952:
[....]No distinction is made between upper and lower case.  The first character must be an alpha character.  The last character must not be a minus sign or period.[....]
 
I'm not sure if this rfc spec has been updated with a newer rfc to allow numeric characters.
Lars