Hyphen in domain name

[Stephen Carville]

On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Igmar Palsenberg wrote:

> 
> On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Ashish Kumar Batwara wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > Could anybody tell me that Windows NT DNS server is able to resolve the
> > hyphen in domain names???
> > I hv some domains with hyphen in the domain name... When i m trying to
> > send mails to the user in those domain, it is trying , but after some
> > time.. it is saying that Max. number of trials reached & mails get
> > bounce back.....
> 
> Hyphen ?? You mean that ~ thingy ?? I don't think it's allowed in zone
> files...

A hyphen is '-'.  Also called a minus sign.  ASCII 45.  The '~' is called
a tilde.  ASCII 126

The hyphen is allowed in domain names.  I don't think the tilde is.

-- 
--Stephen Carville
Network Engineer
714-952-5687
===============================================================
The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized
society.
===============================================================