Re: Were A record domain names ever limited to 23 characters?

[Joe Hamelin <joe () nethead com>]

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra () baylink com> wrote:
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> "3com.com"

I recall that 3M was originally mmm.com because they wouldn't allow a number
to start a domain.

/me runs whois mmm.com

Yep,  Created on..............: 1988-10-31.

but wait, 3m.com  Created on..............: 1988-05-27.

So was the digit as first octet a limitation with some OS or software (BIND,
sendmail, gopher?) or do I have brain-fade?

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Joe Hamelin, W7COM, Tulalip, WA, 360-474-7474