[Bug 668926] Re: can't resolve domain names starting with a dash (minus sign)

[David Grossberg]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 144431 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144431

Found a bug that this is a dupe of: bug 144431

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 144431
   gethostbyname() cant resolve names starting/ending with "-"

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Title:
  can't resolve domain names starting with a dash (minus sign)

Status in “resolvconf” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  There are websites that people on Windows and OSX seem to be able to
  visit, but I can't, failing with "can't find server" or similar
  messages for failed name resolution, because the domain name starts
  with a dash. Test case: http://-inevitablelament.tumblr.com/

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