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From: enag@ifi.uio.no (Erik Naggum)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: name handling in DNS resolvers
Message-ID: <ENAG.91May22135754@gyda.ifi.uio.no>
Date: 22 May 91 11:58:05 GMT
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In-Reply-To: kre@cs.mu.oz.au's message of 21 May 91 22: 06:12 GMT

Erik Naggum (I) wrote:
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|    This [trailing dot in domain name] is illegal in mail addresses.

I've been alerted to the precise meaning of "illegal", and would like
to change it to "invalid" or "non-conformant", or "violates syntax" or
something like that.  There is no Internet Police, Court System, etc...

Robert Elz writes:
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|    No its not - its illegal to transport such an address over SMTP,
|    but its perfectly acceptable as a user interface - the mailer
|    completes any abbreviations, and removes any trailing dots
|    after that.

I didn't think we talked about user interfaces.  I don't think I'd
want to use a mailer which had that much "intelligence", but that's my
opinion.

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