> > > --On Tuesday, 08 July, 2008 11:47 +1000 Mark Andrews > <Mark_Andrews@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > >> The site-dependent interpretation of the name is determined > >> not by the presence of dot within the name but its absence > >> from the end. > > > > No. Please go and re-read RFC 921. > > This is the same RFC 921 that > > * is listed in the RFC Index as "Status: UNKNOWN" Unknown doesn't mean irrelevent. > * was not even examined in the "requirements" review > that led up to RFC 1123 and is not referenced there. RFC 1123 -> RFC 952 -> RFC 921 > * primarily talks about an implementation schedule and > transition plan, not about long-term stable > interpretations. > Isn't claiming that as an authority in 2008 a bit of a stretch? No. Old does not mean irrelevent. > Especially since, as Ted Farber points out, text in 1035 itself > seems to contradict your reading of that particular section? No. RFC 1035 applies to domain names, not hostnames. > I believe that 952 is almost equally irrelevant wrt this > argument. YMMD, of course. RFC 952 is the latest rfc which defines the syntax of a hostname. > As Keith points out, there are lots and lots of reasons to avoid > believing that dot-less strings will be interpreted as domain > names consistently and in the way that users will expect. Most > of them have to do with handling of names in applications, which > tends to get strange in edge cases and stranger when one relies > too much on having specific contents in resolver configuration > files. The mere fact of inconsistent (but valid) > interpretations in different applications or configurations (or > even implementations of the same > application) may be more than enough reason to avoid these > things, or at least be very careful about them. But claiming > 921 as an authority isn't one of the reasons, IMO. > > john -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews@xxxxxxx _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf