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Date:      Mon, 15 Apr 2002 10:56:15 +0200
From:      Len Conrad <LConrad@Go2France.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Longest possible DNS name??
Message-ID:  <5.1.0.14.2.20020415105417.04270e28@mail.Go2France.com>
In-Reply-To: <B8E06F58.38F%f3z@iprimus.com.au>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.44L0.0204141750150.7765-100000@shell.core.com>

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>If my memory serves me correctly, the maximum name as specified in the
>appropriate RFC is 64 characters.

63 is longest label

127 max number of labels.

254 is longest FQDN, including the dots

Len


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