Index: src/OFDNSResourceRecord.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFDNSResourceRecord.m
+++ src/OFDNSResourceRecord.m
@@ -76,12 +76,17 @@
 
 	string = string.uppercaseString;
 
 	if ([string isEqual: @"IN"])
 		DNSClass = OF_DNS_CLASS_IN;
-	else
-		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException exception];
+	else {
+		@try {
+			DNSClass = (of_dns_class_t)[string decimalValue];
+		} @catch (OFInvalidFormatException *e) {
+			@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException exception];
+		}
+	}
 
 	objc_autoreleasePoolPop(pool);
 
 	return DNSClass;
 }
@@ -113,12 +118,18 @@
 		recordType = OF_DNS_RECORD_TYPE_RP;
 	else if ([string isEqual: @"AAAA"])
 		recordType = OF_DNS_RECORD_TYPE_AAAA;
 	else if ([string isEqual: @"SRV"])
 		recordType = OF_DNS_RECORD_TYPE_SRV;
-	else
-		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException exception];
+	else {
+		@try {
+			recordType =
+			    (of_dns_record_type_t)[string decimalValue];
+		} @catch (OFInvalidFormatException *e) {
+			@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException exception];
+		}
+	}
 
 	objc_autoreleasePoolPop(pool);
 
 	return recordType;
 }