can't resolve domain names starting with a dash (minus sign)
Bug #668926 reported by
Delan Azabani
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #144431: gethostbyname() cant resolve names starting/ending with "-".
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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resolvconf (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Bug Description
There are websites that people on Windows and OSX seem to be able to visit, but I can't, failing with "can't find server" or similar messages for failed name resolution, because the domain name starts with a dash. Test case: http://
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
summary: |
- can't resolve domain names starting with a dash + can't resolve domain names starting with a dash (minus sign) |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
status: | Confirmed → New |
Changed in resolvconf (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
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Reproduced in VB