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  1. Bug #144431
  2. Comment #16

Comment 16 for bug 144431

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In , Drepper-fsp (drepper-fsp) wrote :

I looked at this and saw that not even the latest bind version allows - at the
beginning. If anybody allows it this is likely a side effect of not using the
bind code base. I see no reason to diverge here.

Plus, this could have unwanted effects. If somebody makes a mistake when
specifying a host name a parameter might be mistaken for it. This might even be
exploitable.

So, no, this won't change.