Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 08:50:28 -0700 (PDT) From: David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/29388: DNS resolver problem (gethostbyaddr) Message-ID: <200108021550.f72FoSt51387@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/29388; it has been noted by GNATS. From: David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie> To: "Alexander S. Usov" <usov@ukr.net> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/29388: DNS resolver problem (gethostbyaddr) Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 16:43:14 +0100 On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 07:08:45AM -0700, Alexander S. Usov wrote: > >Description: > When I perform dns lookup with gethostbyaddr(3), and destination machine > has an underscore (_) in its name, I get an NO_RECOVERY error code. > When I use dig(1) or nslookup(1) I get a correct answer. An _ in a hostname is not legal. Resolver libraries and name servers are beginning to be more strict and refuse to resolve such names. I suspect this is what you are seeing. David. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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