Re: A Comment on 9. [1] of the requirements document.

[George Belotsky <george@register.com>]

Here are the quoting rules, from RFC 1035, page 34.  Note
particularly the '\DDD' notation.

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Because these files are text files several special encodings are
necessary to allow arbitrary data to be loaded.  In particular:

                of the root.

@               A free standing @ is used to denote the current origin.

\X              where X is any character other than a digit (0-9), is
                used to quote that character so that its special meaning
                does not apply.  For example, "\." can be used to place
                a dot character in a label.

\DDD            where each D is a digit is the octet corresponding to
                the decimal number described by DDD.  The resulting
                octet is assumed to be text and is not checked for
                special meaning.

( )             Parentheses are used to group data that crosses a line
                boundary.  In effect, line terminations are not
                recognized within parentheses.

;               Semicolon is used to start a comment; the remainder of
                the line is ignored.

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Although the above functionality is in the standard, it does not mean
that it is currently used, as you are discouraged from using it.

George.


On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 04:22:36PM -0400, Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine wrote:
> > with zero parity.  Non-alphabetic codes must match exactly.
> 
> 3com? How is "3" case folded?
> 
> > separated by dots.  Quoting conventions allow arbitrary characters to be
> 
> Quoting conventons? Elaborate please. Pointers to actual instance examples
> would be helpful.
> 
> Eric

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