On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:14:43 -0700, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
>On 11/05/09 11:17, Rob van der Heij wrote:
>> was a valid test in the past (until 3COM got some arms bent for the
>> domain).
>I was unaware of such arm-bending. 

From RFC 1123:

>2.1  Host Names and Numbers
>
>      The syntax of a legal Internet host name was specified in RFC-952
>      [DNS:4].  One aspect of host name syntax is hereby changed: the
>      restriction on the first character is relaxed to allow either a
>      letter or a digit.  Host software MUST support this more liberal
>      syntax.

That was also when the maximum name length was increased to accommodate
llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.com.

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