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  1. Bug #144431
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Comment 3 for bug 144431

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Ian Jackson (ijackson) wrote : Re: [Bug 144431] Re: gethostbyname() cant resolve names starting/ending with "-"

Lynn writes ("[Bug 144431] Re: gethostbyname() cant resolve names starting/ending with "-""):
> RFC1035 section 2.3.1 says that labels start with letters only. So
> gethostbyname should not accept 123.deviantart.com, but it do.

This rule was relaxed a little while later. You may be aware of a
certain very prominent networking company with a digit at the start of
its name.

Ian.