Re: possible bug report re: (malformed?) internet addresses

From: fredthetree (fredthetree_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/31/05

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    Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 05:45:37 -0400
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    Almost forgot.

    $ uname -a
    FreeBSD computer 5.4-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE #0: Tue Mar 1
    05:39:33 AST 2005 root@computer:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MACHINE i386

    (I haven't cvsup'd and re-built in a little while.. maybe one of you
    who have could verify the problem still exists..)

    -dan

    On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 05:43:12 -0400, fredthetree <fredthetree@gmail.com> wrote:
    > $ ping "mr-chips-.deviantart.com"
    > ping: cannot resolve mr-chips-.deviantart.com: Unknown server error
    >
    > $ ping "etc-etc-etc.deviantart.com"
    > PING etc-etc-etc.deviantart.com (69.28.181.43): 56 data bytes
    > 64 bytes from 69.28.181.43: icmp_seq=0 ttl=50 time=108.127 ms
    >
    > At first it may seem logical to point the blame to the server, after
    > noting "Unknown server error," however, I am perfectly able to connect
    > to this address on a Windows machine. The problem is reproducible
    > with any address which has a "-" before a "."
    >
    > I am not sure where the problem lies, it is obviously not just within
    > 'ping,' as I first noticed this problem within firefox/mozilla.
    >
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