Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:16:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Marc Nicholas <marc@netstor.com> To: Michael Mannsberger <mannsber@starmedia.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hey Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908121714580.5899-100000@medulla.hippocampus.net> In-Reply-To: <37B31C67.FF7ACC92@starmedia.net>
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That's because the resolver on the Sun box is archaic, whereas FreeBSD has an up-to-date (and legal) resolver. Can't remember which RFC defined the '_' as being illegal off-hand...but all modern resolvers will react the same. That site admin must be running an old implementation of BIND (or possibly NT!). -marc ---------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Nicholas netSTOR Technologies, Inc. http://www.netstor.com "Fast, Expandable and Affordable Internet Caching Products" 1.877.464.4776 416.979.9000 fax: 416.979.8223 cell: 416.346.9255 On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Michael Mannsberger wrote: > a problem somebody had >>>>>> > > ping www.atayatirim.com.tr works under Sun but not in FreeBSD - why? > FreeBSD doesn't like "_" in a URL!!!!!!!! > > > bash-2.02$ ping www.atayatirim.com.tr > ping: cannot resolve www.atayatirim.com.tr: Unknown server error > > > bash-2.02$ nslookup www.atayatirim.com.tr > Server: ns3.starmedia.com > Address: 209.67.42.5 > > Non-authoritative answer: > Name: ata_www_prm.atayatirim.com.tr > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > Address: 195.174.236.9 > Aliases: www.atayatirim.com.tr > > -mike > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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