dhcpd dont like group of 2 or more dots in hostname string?

[Pavel Paprok]

hi,

dont know if this behaviour is agains some rfc
but i cant use any hostname containing group
of 2 or more dots in hostname. it do not depend
on where are ones placed in string.

for example - hostname:
abcd.efgh , abcdefgh.    WORKS OK
but abcd..efgh , abcd...efgh or abcdefgh.. (with group
of 2 or more dots in string ) DO NOT WORKS

or there is any bug in dhcpd.conf  parser maybe...?
i need accept groups of dots in hostname, if it is even possible..

thanks for help,
pavel

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here are part of my host config where this problem reproduced:

 host abcd..efgh {
   hardware ethernet 01:02:03:04:05:06 ;
   fixed-address 1.2.3.4 ;
  }

generate this error in dhcpd startup log:

Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 
V3.0.4-RedHat
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: All rights reserved.
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: /etc/dhcpd.conf line 405: expecting left brace.
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd:  host abcd..
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd:                ^
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: Configuration file errors encountered -- exiting
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd:
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: If you did not get this software from ftp.isc.org, 
please
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: get the latest from ftp.isc.org and install that 
before
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: requesting help.
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd:
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: If you did get this software from ftp.isc.org and 
have not
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: yet read the README, please read it before 
requesting help.
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: If you intend to request help from the 
dhcp-server at isc.org
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: mailing list, please read the section on the 
README about
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: submitting bug reports and requests for help.
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd:
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: Please do not under any circumstances send 
requests for
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: help directly to the authors of this software - 
please
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: send them to the appropriate mailing list as 
described in
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: the README file.
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd:
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: exiting.
Oct 12 11:29:45 gw dhcpd: dhcpd startup failed