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Bug#105364: installer allows user to insert underscores in the hostname



Tollef Fog Heen <tollef@add.no> wrote:
> * Matt Kraai 

> | The following patch checks the input for RFC 608 compliance.  OK
> | to apply?

> [snip]

> | +  static const char *valid_hostname_chars =
> | +       "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789-";

> What about non-ascii?hostnames?  I know they are not allowed according
> to RFC608, but there are WIPs for it, which we might want to support
> it nevertheless.

Changing the problem box into a yes/no question is probably better.
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