Re: lib/50367: libc resolver library does not resolve host names with underscores ("_")

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

On Oct 25,  2:25am, schaecsn%gmx.net@localhost (schaecsn%gmx.net@localhost) wrote:
-- Subject: lib/50367: libc resolver library does not resolve host names with

| >Number:         50367
| >Category:       lib
| >Synopsis:       libc resolver library does not resolve host names with underscores ("_")
| >Confidential:   no
| >Severity:       non-critical
| >Priority:       medium
| >Responsible:    lib-bug-people
| >State:          open
| >Class:          sw-bug
| >Submitter-Id:   net
| >Arrival-Date:   Sun Oct 25 02:25:00 +0000 2015
| >Originator:     Stefan Schaeckeler
| >Release:        NetBSD 7.0
| >Organization:
| >Environment:
| NetBSD t60p 7.0 NetBSD 7.0 (GENERIC) #0: Sat Sep 26 20:21:41 PDT 2015  root@t60p:/usr/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
| >Description:
| Several internet radio stations use host names with underscores, e.g.
| 
| http://dradio_mp3_dlf_m.akacast.akamaistream.net/7/249/142684/v1/gnl.akacast.akamaistream.net/dradio_mp3_dlf_m
| http://dradio_mp3_dkultur_m.akacast.akamaistream.net/7/530/142684/v1/gnl.akacast.akamaistream.net/dradio_mp3_dkultur_m
| http://dradio_mp3_dwissen_m.akacast.akamaistream.net/7/728/142684/v1/gnl.akacast.akamaistream.net/dradio_mp3_dwissen_m
| 
| 
| Such host names are not resolved:

Underscores are not allowed in hostnames:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname

christos