[RFC] reconsider [PATCH] hostname up to 255 character

From: Matt Hardcastle
Date: Wed Jun 23 2021 - 15:23:29 EST


Hi,

In 2006 Randy Dunlap submitted a patch [^1] to increase the supported hostname length to 255 characters. There was some discussion on the patch, but it appeared to go stale.

Are you open to reconsidering the change?

- m@

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