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Doh! I've been blaming IE for this(becase OmniWeb seems to compensate
Re: MacOS X Case-Sensitive DNS lookup bug
From: Jim Grisham
Date: Thursday, May 24, 2001
Time: 2:14:56 am
for it). I finally sent Microsoft feedback after IE v5.1.1 didn't fix
it, and now it looks like it's not their fault after all.
My problem is with my bank's e-banking site...the CGIs create
embedded links(in forms, buttons, etc.) with the hostname in all
caps, which means that I can't even log in. They don't know how to
switch to lowercase on their end...I asked them.
I don't suppose anyone here knows how to alter the behavior of
NetInfo/lookupd to make this work(even if only on a host by host
basis...
Thanks,
Jim
At 1:44 AM -0700 on 5/24/01, you wrote:
>lookupd is not just a DNS lookup tool. It's also the system's
>netinfo lookup daemon, as well as ldap and a few other things. Take
>a look at the techinfo page mentioned below and you'll see what I
>mean.
>
>I'm not all that familiar with the inner workings of Mac OS X, but
>it appears lookupd is the built-in resolver for all of these
>services - when you type a URL into a web browser on Mac OS X, the
>hostname is resolved by lookupd. So don't put upper-case characters
>in any hostnames you put in your hyperlinks, or else Mac OS X users
>won't be able to follow them..
>____________________________________________________________________
>Chris Buxton Men & Mice
>cbuxton@menandmice.com We Make DNS Easy!
>
>At 1:19 AM -0700 5/24/01, Aaron Lynch wrote:
>>It happens with entries in netinfo too, which oughta bypass lookupd
>>entirely.
>>
>>On 5/23/01 11:54 AM, The Defendant "Rob Gridley" <rob@mhzdesign.com>
>>Confessed:
>>
>> > The same thing happens to me in Mac OS X. It's not caused by the
>>DNS server
>> > at all. lookupd appears to be at fault.
>> >
>> >
>> > Rob Gridley | 416.626.1777
>> > Systems Administrator | rob@mhzdesign.com
>> > MHz Design Communications | http://www.mhzdesign.com
>> >
>> > On 5/23/01 2:42 PM, "Administrator" <admin@aladdinsys.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi there,
>> >>
>> >> I am experiencing a DNS lookup problem and have verified it on two
>> >> different machines running Mac OS X 10.0.3. It appears that the OS's
>> >> DNS lookup is case-sensitive when it shouldn't be. Is there any
>> >> possiblity that this is caused by my DNS server? Also, is anyone else
>> >> having the same problem? A quick test would be to go to
>> >> www.FaxBee.com. If it fails, go to www.faxbee.com. The second option
>> >> works for me but the first does not. Also, on www.faxbee.com, the
>> >> graphics don't load because they are linked to www.Danowitz.com which
>> >> fails because of the capital "D".
>> >>
>> >> Using Mac OS X's Lookupd as described here:
>> >>
>> >> <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24902>
>> >>
>> >> These searches should all be successful, but only the one in
>> >> lower-case letters is.
>> >>
--
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Illini Media Company
Student Media @ The University of Illinois
Email: jgrisham@dailyillini.com
(217) O.244.6964 H.344.6177 F.244.6616
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