On 22/06/2009, Siegfried Goeschl <siegfried.goes...@it20one.at> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > the intention is to CLEARLY use a invalid URI/URL to cause some > exceptions during regression tests - during the last RC we had issues > with OpenDNS and using ".invalid" was the agreed workaround (which did > not work either)
The use of the invalid TLD is necessary to ensure that the URL really is bad. The URLs used previously did not exist, but could possibly have been created. Testing with OpenDNS effectively created them, revealing the test bug. It's unfortunate that OpenDNS does not adhere to the RFC. > See http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2606 > > === QUOTE from RFC2006 === > > ".invalid" is intended for use in online construction of domain names > that are sure to be invalid and which it is obvious at a glance are invalid. > > === END OF QUOTE === > > Cheers, > > > Siegfried Goeschl > > > Mark Struberg wrote: > > Hi Ziggi! > > > > > >> +) using "http://example.invalid"; for a bad url > >> > > > > hmm, sorry if I missed the point, but what exactly is wrong with that very > URI? The 'invalid' tld? What about 'local' URIs for e.g. company internal > resources? Remember our maven.intern ... > > > > LieGrue, > > mark > > > > --- Siegfried Goeschl <siegfried.goes...@it20one.at> schrieb am Mo, > 22.6.2009: > > > > > >> Von: Siegfried Goeschl <siegfried.goes...@it20one.at> > >> Betreff: [VOTE] Release commons-email-1.2 based on RC2 > >> An: dev@commons.apache.org > >> Datum: Montag, 22. Juni 2009, 0:23 > >> Hi folks, > >> > >> I would like to call a vote for releasing commons-email-1.2 > >> based on RC2. > >> > >> This release candidate has the following changes compared > >> to RC1 > >> > >> +) using "http://example.invalid"; for a bad url > >> +) avoid using java.net.URL.equals(Object) which blocks to > >> do domain name resolution > >> +) removed all of the M1 left-overs and updated the > >> assembly descriptors > >> +) added the minimum JDK requirement to the index page > >> +) the regression tests now work without internet > >> connectivity > >> > >> > >> Tag: > >> > >> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/email/tags/EMAIL_1_2 > >> > >> Site: > >> > >> http://people.apache.org/builds/commons/email/1.2/RC2/site/index.html > >> > >> Binaries: > >> > >> > http://people.apache.org/builds/commons/email/1.2/RC2/staged/commons-email/commons-email/1.2/ > >> > >> [ ] +1 release it > >> [ ] +0 go ahead I don't care > >> [ ] -1 no, do not release it because > >> > >> Thanks in advance > >> > >> Siegfried Goeschl > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
