how does 3com.com break the rules?
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On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Dave Warren wrote:
> In addition, there are plenty of domains that break the rules.
> http://www.x.com/ and http://www.3com.com/ come to mind as functional web
> page examples of violations of the rules.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Daminato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 11:05 AM
> Subject: RE: Valid Domain Names
>
>
> > All the rule sets you have are correct. Domains must be limited to 67
> > characters (including period and com/net/org). So in actuality, 63
> > characters :)
> >
> > Yes, 1 letter domain names exist - we just can't register them :(
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > > Behalf Of Jim McAtee
> > > Sent: February 26, 2001 12:38 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Valid Domain Names
> > >
> > >
> > > What are the valid characters and rules for creating acceptable
> > > domain names
> > > in .COM, .ORG, .NET? Do the valid names strictly follow the current
> RFC's
> > > or are they more flexible?
> > >
> > > My understanding is:
> > >
> > > 1. Must be two or more characters in length (although I know there are
> > > single character domain names in existance).
> > >
> > > 2. First and last character must be alphanumeric.
> > >
> > > 3. Intervening characters may include alphanumerics and hyphens ("-").
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