On Fri, Jun 11, 1999 at 01:11:28PM +0100, Kevin Dobey wrote:
> Also Fails with WIN NT Netscape Comm. 4.01 (unless you leave out the www)
> (Works on IE4 BTW)
> >>
>http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk/
That hostname violates (perhaps too strong a word) RFC1123 Section 2.1:
Host software MUST handle host names of up to 63 characters and
SHOULD handle host names of up to 255 characters.
Section 1.3.2 defines their rather specialised use of the words "MUST"
and "SHOULD".
Dave
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