Re: [EXIM] Mail to host's literal IP

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Author: John Horne
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] Mail to host's literal IP
Philip Hazel wrote:

> Domain names can start with digits...
> ... and need not contain any letters.
>

I haven't re(read) the RFC's regarding domain syntax, but do these
"number-only" domains exist? I'va always assumed that the domain must have,
at least one, letter in it, and that probably the top-level domain would
contain letters (e.g. .com, .edu, .gov, etc).

John.

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