On 26 Nov 2010, at 22:39, Mark Andrews <ma...@isc.org> wrote: >> >> IPv4 = 3(digits ".") >> >> digits = 1*DIGIT > > Which doesn't come close to matching all the possible component > forms supported by inet(3) on POSIX machines.
Yes indeed. Is there a formal spec in any RFC we can refer to? RFC 1123's #.#.#.# doesn't cut it. RFC 3986 is very strict about the form of IP addresses in URLs. I tend to think that is closer to the right approach in this context than allowing the full insanity of inet_aton. Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <d...@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list DNSOP@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
