Messages On Startup

[Kevin Darcy]

Mark Andrews wrote:

>>Well, technically, underscore is invalid in a "host name", and some 
>>ancient versions of BIND (like the buggy, insecure version you're using) 
>>actually try to enforce this restriction.
>>
>>Upgrade. Later versions of BIND gave up trying to police hostname 
>>restrictions.
>>    
>>
>
>	By popular demand check-names is supported in BIND 9.3.
>
One can only hope that the default setting is sensible.

>	The correct fix is to get rid of the illegal hostname.
>	If you want to be on the Internet you need to play by
>	the rules of the Internet.
>
Is BIND "the Internet"? Why then does it presume to enforce "the 
Internet"'s rules? The DNS protocol itself has no problems with 
underscores, and IMO that's all BIND should be concerned with. Not to 
mention the fact that BIND and DNS are also run on intranets where "the 
Internet"'s rules don't apply...

                                                                         
                                             - Kevin