Re: 1.0.12 and URL containing an underscore

At 09:20 22.10.1996 -0700, you wrote:
>With Squid 1.0.12, Linux 2.0.21 and Netscape Navigator 3.0:
>
>=======
>While trying to retrieve the URL: http://www.crc_cuse.usherb.ca/
>
>The following error was encountered:
>
> DNS name lookup failure
>
>The system returned:
>
> DNS Domain 'www.crc_cuse.usherb.ca' is invalid: Non recoverable
>errors.
>========
>
>However:
>
># nslookup www.crc_cuse.usherb.ca
>Server: ns.CollegeSherbrooke.qc.ca
>Address: 192.219.64.2
>
>Non-authoritative answer:
>Name: www.crc_cuse.usherb.ca
>Address: 132.210.161.70
>
Marc,
the underscore '_' is a character which should be left out in any network
name etc., as many utilties give warnings, refuses ... DON'T use it. If you
can, switch to minus '-'.

regards

Christian Krackowizer | email: kra1@technodat.co.at
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Received on Wed Oct 23 1996 - 00:21:40 MDT