Unable to add CNAME record containing underscore

starfry · ‎14-09-2007

I have a hosted domain using the Plusnet namesevers and I need to add a cname record to it that contains an underscore. This is a valid value however Plusnet portal disagrees "Error: Only the characters . - a-z 0-9 are allowed in the left field".

Is there any way around this or will I have to migrate my nameserver to one that works properly?

7up · ‎01-08-2007

@bobpullen should be able to help.

I need a new signature... i'm bored of the old one!

dvorak · ‎11-01-2008

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adam945 · ‎01-12-2020

Correct, you'd be unable to add any other characters to the CNAME unfortunately.

-Adam - Plusnet Leeds

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starfry · ‎14-09-2007

Is this a bug or a design decision?

Either way, can this be fixed? And while you're at it... proper support for tags like PTR and TXT.

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