13 May
2026
13 May
'26
2:28 p.m.
On 13/05/2026 13:20, Peter Eckel via dns-wg wrote: Hi Peter,
Yes, the RFC is essentially correct, and using a / in a label is not forbidden either. You can do that, which doesn't mean that you should :-) The big problem with using a slash is that if your zone files are based on the zone name (almost universal practice), then on unix-like systems, where the slash is a path separator, you'll have a problem. You'll have to give the file a different name, and it quickly becomes messy. A dash doesn't pose any such problems.
The RIPE Database supports RFC 2317 style delegations using dashes. Regards, Anand Buddhdev RIPE NCC