Once Squid starts catering to every non-standard hack, where will it stop? I
could name quite a few behaviors by Web browsers that aren't supported by
Squid; however, none of them are standards.
Personally, the only place I've seen this type of URL is in a piece of SPAM.
Why bother?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Theo Van Dinter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 8:29 AM
> To: Henrik Nordstrom
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Actual value IP address?
>
>
> > It is both odd and non-standard. It has it roots in BSD,
> but is not in
> > any internet standard.
>
> the string is the decimal representation of the 32bit IP
> address. dotted quad notation is easier for us humans to
> remember than a long decimal number.
>
> IMHO, resolve libraries accept it, so squid should as well.
> --
> Theo Van Dinter UNIX
> Systems Administrator
> Chrysalis Symbolic Design
> 978/436-9911 x163
>
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