RFC 608 (rfc608) - Page 2 of 4
Host names on-line
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RFC 608 Host Names On-Line January 1974 2) We shall initially include only the following items in each: a) in which will be a decimal host address, relative to the Host's own Network, and in which will be the official Host Name, a string obtained through negotiation between the Host and the NIC, governed by these constraints: up to 48 characters drawn from the alphabet (A-Z), digits (0-9), and the minus sign (-) ... specifically, no blank or space characters allowed; no distinction between upper and lower case letters; the first character is a letter; the last character is NOT a minus sign; no other restrictions on content or syntax. Note: The Host Name may be prefixed with an Official Network Name of up to 24 characters enclosed in parentheses (). The Network Name designates the Network in which the Host resides. (The characters used in the Network Name are drawn from the same character set as those in the Host Name, with the same constraints [except the length] as listed above.) The ASCII text file will only contain the Official Network name for Hosts NOT on the ARPANET; for ARPANET Hosts there will be no Network Name prefix. b) in which initially will have the single possible value STATUS, and the corresponding value of for STATUS will be one of these: SERVER USER TIP UNKNOWN Kudlick
