Re: Too long a domain name

On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Mike Batchelor wrote:

MB}http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk

   www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk
   0 1 2 3 4 5 6
   12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678

This is an error in Netscape Navigator 4.61 for Windows 95/98/NT. It is
limiting the entire domain name to 64 characters instead of allowing 63
characters for each domain label plus 1 character for a separator.

The dnsserver included with Squid 1.1.22 has no problems with the URL when
it is given the complete domain name. M$IE 5.0 handles the URL correctly
and passes the entire string to Squid.

MB} is an actual web site, and squid can't connect to it.  Try it.  The
MB} dnsserver claims it can't resolve the IP.  Yet all my DNS tools can, and I
MB} can telnet to it, and issue a HTTP GET on port 80.  In fact, this is the web
MB} site for the village in Wales that has this name. ;)  A web browser without
MB} a proxy, and Gauntlet http-gw have no trouble with it.

                             Merton Campbell Crockett
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Received on Thu Jul 29 1999 - 21:27:13 MDT