#33456 closed Cleanup/optimization (wontfix)
Make underscore in hostname error more explicit — at Version 2
| Reported by: | kimsia | Owned by: | nobody |
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| Component: | HTTP handling | Version: | 3.2 |
| Severity: | Normal | Keywords: | |
| Cc: | Florian Apolloner | Triage Stage: | Unreviewed |
| Has patch: | yes | Needs documentation: | no |
| Needs tests: | no | Patch needs improvement: | no |
| Easy pickings: | no | UI/UX: | no |
Description (last modified by )
Currently, the error message is simply
"The domain name provided is not valid according to RFC 1034/1035."
Most tickets filed against this topic is about how underscores should be allowed. I agreed with Django's choice to invalidate underscores.
https://github.com/django/django/pull/594 explains this clearly.
However, the error message can be clearer.
I recommend when underscore is detected, simply make it more explicit
" %r contains _ and that is not valid according to RFC 1034/1035." % domain
Otherwise, "The domain name provided is not valid according to RFC 1034/1035."
Change History (2)
comment:1 by , 4 years ago
| Cc: | added |
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| Component: | Error reporting → HTTP handling |
| Owner: | set to |
| Resolution: | → wontfix |
| Status: | new → closed |
comment:2 by , 4 years ago
| Description: | modified (diff) |
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| Has patch: | set |
Thanks for this ticket, however I see no reason to treat the underscore differently from the other forbidden chars.
Is this really Django's choice? 🤔 As far as I'm aware they are forbidden in RFC 1035 and we're not doing anything unusual here.