Re: host name length

[Andreas Steinmetz]

Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> Hi Jan,
> Can you be more specific, please?  about (which) DNS FAQ.
> I found several "DNS FAQ"s, but nothing specific about
> DNS hostname lengths.

63 characters per label (=hostname) as to:

[RFC1035] Mockapetris, P., "Domain Names - Implementation and 
Specifications", STD 13, RFC 1035, November 1987.

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