Matching a prefix in huntgroups file

[Alan DeKok]

On Nov 11, 2016, at 9:37 AM, Brian Candler <b.candler at pobox.com> wrote:
> The question is then not one of parsing, but of assignment semantics.

  No.

> If the LHS has type "ipaddr", and the RHS has type "string", then the string is converted into an ipaddr via hostname resolution.

  No.

> This is unconditional: you don't have to inspect the string to decide whether it looks like a hostname or not.

  No.

> I personally don't mind the implicit cast from string to ipaddr (*), but you could instead require it to be explicit:
> 
>    Framed-IP-Address := <ipaddr>"foo.example.com"

  No.

> If the RHS is a constant string literal then this could still be resolved at parse/compile time. But the potential is also there to do late resolution: e.g.
> 
>    Framed-IP-Address := <ipaddr>"%{User-Name}.example.com"

  No.

  Alan DeKok.