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Bernd Felsche bernie at innovative.iinet.net.au
Wed Jan 8 04:24:24 GMT 2003


On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 02:50:32PM +1100, Mos wrote:
> If it's not the browser, it's proxy server dependent - in some
> proxy software the underscore has to be explicitely enabled. You
> can try turning off the proxy settings in your browser, but if
> your ISP forces you to use one you will need to contact them to
> fix it.

The hostname is illegal. The name should never have been allocated.
Only letters, digist and hypens are legal in a hostname.

The ISP can rightfully refuse to accept illegal hostnames.

The only "fix" is to change/update the RFC to include underscores or
only use RFC-compliant names.

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