Minimum Number of Characters in Host Name?

[Erik Aronesty]

one character is ok for a host

true, network solutions reserved all the 1-char domain names in com/net/org,
that's the only restriction

        - erik

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Burke" <lburke at once.com>
To: <bind-users at isc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:59 PM
Subject: Minimum Number of Characters in Host Name?


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> Is there a minimum number of characters that a host can be identified by?
I
> vaguely remember that a domain name must be at least two characters long,
> but I'm not sure if that's an RFC or if that applies also to hosts.
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> I'd like to name a host with only one character, example:
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> r.4at1.com
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> Regards,
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> Lisa Burke
> Unix Systems Administrator
> http://www.once.com
> mailto:lburke at once.com
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