I just discovered this gem (last paragraph of the documentation): http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/dnscache.html
"dnscache handles dotted-decimal domain names internally, giving (e.g.) the domain name 192.48.96.2 an A record of 192.48.96.2." And this prediction: https://cr.yp.to/djbdns/namedroppers/20000220195445-21265-qmail@cr-yp-to "Eventually, no matter what DNSEXT does, dotted-decimal domain names will be a de facto standard." Old and unmaintained software can bring funny surprises. _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list DNSOP@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop