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authorFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2017-11-11 11:51:08 +0100
committerFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2017-11-11 11:51:08 +0100
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resolv: More precise checks in res_hnok, res_dnok [BZ #22409] [BZ #22412]
res_hnok rejected some host names used on the Internet, such as
www-.example.com.  res_hnok and res_dnok failed to perform basic syntax
checking on DNS domain names.

Also fix res_mailok, res_ownok.
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@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
   glibc has been removed.  The --enable-add-ons configure option is now
   ignored.
 
+* The res_hnok, res_dnok, res_mailok and res_ownok functions now check that
+  the specified string can be parsed as a domain name.
+
 Changes to build and runtime requirements:
 
   [Add changes to build and runtime requirements here]