All this discussion is fun, but what about: 1. Bind implementation enforcing character set restrictions should be observed by system configurators. 2. DNS delegations are just that. Businesses name entities within their naming context in a manner that suits their business purpose. Within their own context (and the RFCs) a business sets its own naming rules. Note that this does not rule out being cooperative and sensitive to the needs of others. But that is the prerogative of the owner of the delegated naming context. That is the essence of "delegation" in DNS. - James R. Cutler EDS Mail Stop 4165 800 Tower Drive, Troy, MI 48007-7012 Phone: 810-265-7514 FAX: 810-265-7514 EDS Internal Web: <http://www.iscg.eds.com/cutler/> World Wide Web: <http://www.ltu.edu/dechtm/cutler/cutler.htm>