zone begins with number

Mark Andrews Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Mon Aug 8 22:26:09 UTC 2005


> Phil Mansfield wrote:
> > I currently run Bind 9 on my external dns servers.  I need to create a
> > zone that begins with a number.  Unfortunately, Bind9 does not allow me
> > to do this in the current configuration.  Upon attempting to create, I
> > get a message that says "Poor DNS Name" and it lets me go no further.
> > One need only go so far as www.3com.com <http://www.3com.com/>  to see
> > that you can in fact make them.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Try servers
> 
> 84.22.100.13
> 84.22.100.150
> 
> for domains "101", "1-1", "101.1-1" and "1-1.101".
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.1.3 <<>> -t any @84.22.100.150 101
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 1775
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 2
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;101.                           IN      ANY
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> 101.                    172800  IN      SOA     echnaton.serveftp.com. peter.
> peter-dambier.de. 200507020 10800 7200 3600000 10800
> 101.                    172800  IN      NS      ns1.101.
> 101.                    172800  IN      NS      ns2.101.
> 101.                    172800  IN      A       213.246.44.61
> 
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> ns1.101.                172800  IN      A       84.22.100.13
> ns2.101.                172800  IN      A       199.2.106.211
> 
> ;; Query time: 85 msec
> ;; SERVER: 84.22.100.150#53(84.22.100.150)
> ;; WHEN: Mon Aug  8 20:26:41 2005
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 184
> 
> 
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.1.3 <<>> -t any @84.22.100.150 mail.101
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 59569
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;mail.101.                      IN      ANY
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> mail.101.               172800  IN      MX      20 melampus.serveftp.com.
> mail.101.               172800  IN      MX      10 echnaton.serveftp.com.
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> 101.                    172800  IN      NS      ns1.101.
> 101.                    172800  IN      NS      ns2.101.

> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> ns1.101.                172800  IN      A       84.22.100.13
> ns2.101.                172800  IN      A       199.2.106.211
> 
> ;; Query time: 105 msec
> ;; SERVER: 84.22.100.150#53(84.22.100.150)
> ;; WHEN: Mon Aug  8 20:28:34 2005
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 156
> 
> 
> Yes, you can send me email to peter at mail.101.
> 
> 
> Works with windows and linux. BSD is told be behave somewhat different.
> MAC OS X? I heard no complaints.
> 
> This is an experiment of the Public-Root. The toplevel domains "1-1" and
> "101" will be given back to their owner when the experiment is finished. :)

	Which is also invalid according to RFC 1123.  All numeric TLD's
	are reserved.
 
> If it works with toplevel domains it should work for your domains too.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Peter and Karin Dambier
> Public-Root
> Graeffstrasse 14
> D-64646 Heppenheim
> +49-6252-671788 (Telekom)
> +49-179-108-3978 (O2 Genion)
> +49-6252-750308 (VoIP: sipgate.de)
> mail: peter at peter-dambier.de
> http://iason.site.voila.fr
> http://www.kokoom.com/iason
> 
> 
--
Mark Andrews, ISC
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews at isc.org



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