domain pb

Mark_Andrews at isc.org Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Thu Sep 20 14:17:40 UTC 2001


	The usual cause for this is the wrong comment character.

	"#" is not a comment character.  Use ";" instead.

	Mark

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> I belive the hash sign (#) is not allowed in host names, and certainly
> NOT as the only character.
> 
> At least Internet domain names are commonly composed of
> ([a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.)+ (letters, numbers and dashes, plus periods), so it
> would seem reasonable to use the same character set on a LAN unless
> you have any particular reason to do so.
> 
> If you absolutely need to use this, I belive you can use the
> 'check-names' option, but I am not sure. Take a look in your ARM.
> 
> 
> Michael Kjörling
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> On Sep 20 2001 07:41 -0600, david wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > I have a problem with my dns, (bind 8.2.4). I have declared a non
> > official
> > domain to my LAN.
> > When i start named i have the messages:
> > Owner name "#.tom.anf" in (primary) is invalid - rejecting
> > Master zone "tom.anf" (in) rejected due to errors ( serial 2001092000)
> > Any idea?
> 
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