Re: host name length

[Randy.Dunlap]

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> > | POSIX nowadays contains
> > |
> > |   _POSIX_HOST_NAME_MAX
> > | and
> > |   HOST_NAME_MAX
> > |
> > | for programs to use to learn about the maximum host name length which is
> > | allowed.  _POSIX_HOST_NAME_MAX is the standard-required minimum maximum
> > | and the value must be 256.
>
> [...]
>
> Please also consider the DNS FAQ. If a (DNS) hostname cannot be longer than X
> chars (I don't have the number handy ATM), HOST_NAME_MAX should not be any
> greater than X also.

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.

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~Randy
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