On (08/03/09 14:15), Peter Memishian wrote: > > > > it seems like the "-" is deliberately forbidden from linknames, > > so would seem like a good choice (assuming "/" is not)- can someone > > from Clearview confirm? > > Both '/' and '-' are currently forbidden from linknames (and IP interface > names), but there have been requests to make '-' available. Note also
Evidently (from Steffen's posting today) there are also requests to make the linkname namespace match the hostname namespace :-) If we buy that request, we may have to re-examine the roots of this debate. > that '/' could never be allowed since linknames and IP interface names > exist in the filesystem and '/' obviously has special semantics there. true. I have no objections to "/" myself, except for the ipfilter issue. Assuming "-" is not available, that leaves us with some odd/ugly choices like "+" and "%". Another alternative is <interface name>:<label> where <label> MUST be one of the following: - start with an alphabet, followed by alphanumerics, or, - be a numeric ipv4/ipv6 address --Sowmini
