Minimum Number of Characters in Host Name?

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

> 
> 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.

	RFC 952 as modified by RFC 1123 specify what is legal in
	a hostname.

	a.root-servers.net falls into a gray area as it never gets
	refered to as just "a".

	Mark

> 
> I'd like to name a host with only one character, example:
> 
> r.4at1.com
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
> Lisa Burke
> Unix Systems Administrator
> http://www.once.com
> mailto:lburke at once.com
> -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
> 
> 
--
Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews at nominum.com