On Fri, Apr 03, 1998 at 07:25:12PM -0600, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote: > First, the '_' character is illegal in host names. RFC 952 contains the > requirements for hostnames: > > 1. A "name" (Net, Host, Gateway, or Domain name) is a text string up > to 24 characters drawn from the alphabet (A-Z), digits (0-9), minus > sign (-), and period (.). Note that periods are only allowed when > they serve to delimit components of "domain style names". (See > RFC-921, "Domain Name System Implementation Schedule", for > background). No blank or space characters are permitted as part of a > name. No distinction is made between upper and lower case. The first > character must be an alpha character. The last character must not be > a minus sign or period. A host which serves as a GATEWAY should have > "-GATEWAY" or "-GW" as part of its name. Hosts which do not serve as > Internet gateways should not use "-GATEWAY" and "-GW" as part of > their names. A host which is a TAC should have "-TAC" as the last > part of its host name, if it is a DoD host. Single character names > or nicknames are not allowed.
I think the install should check for this - it's not too difficult and would avoid people naming their computers wrongly (particularly post-win95). Adrian email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Debian Linux - www.debian.org http://www.poboxes.com/adrian.bridgett | 2.0 release soon - over 1800 PGP key available on public key servers | packages on a stable OS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
