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DNS: Increment pointer count only when following pointers (#551)#552

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@pyksy pyksy commented Oct 4, 2025

Pointer loop check in DNS::compose_name() should be done for compression pointers only, not for all labels. Move the pointer loop check under the compression pointer check to prevent a perfectly valid ip6.arpa DNS PTR reply from throwing a pointer loop exception.

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