Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:51:52 +1000 From: f3z <f3z@iprimus.com.au> To: Steven Lake <raiden@shell.core.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Longest possible DNS name?? Message-ID: <B8E06F58.38F%f3z@iprimus.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.44L0.0204141750150.7765-100000@shell.core.com>
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Hi, If my memory serves me correctly, the maximum name as specified in the appropriate RFC is 64 characters. I have also seen code in apps which trauncate/complain about domains longer than 64 characters. I would suggest you search the RFC's for the bind spec if you want something to show your boss that that is the standard. (Thats not to say that many apps can handle longer domain names, but I would limit to 64 for compatibility, I would quote the specific RFC but its on my home computer not work). Regards, Jacob Rhoden on 15/4/2002 8:59 AM, Steven Lake at raiden@shell.core.com wrote: > Just curious. Never had to do this before but the bossman got > word from one of the execs up top that we've got to put this domain name > in place and with all due speed for something they will be needing in the > next week. That I don't mind. What's bugging me is the length of the > domain name. It's 153 charecters minus periods and 17 levels deep. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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