63 characters of domain name

63 characters of domain name
I have a simple query about the domain names, just for my knowledge. I have heard that the longest domain names can have maximum of 63 characters. But do the http:// and .com is also counted in those 63 numbers ?

#2
06-08-2009

deveritt
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Re: 63 characters of domain name
Nope, they do not. Either www or http:// never gets counted in those 63 characters. The 63 characters are excluding the .com, .org.uk, etc. The introduction of extended 63 character domain names will be good news to corporations who always wanted to register and secure their complete company name.You can also register th the worlds longest domain names, but remember adding long subdomains, dashes, www and .co.uk cannot make it longer.

#3
06-08-2009

Techno01
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Re: 63 characters of domain name
The following rules apply to what is considered a valid domain name:

.UK Domain Names
Use only letters (a-z), numbers(0-9), or hyphen (-)
Cannot begin or end with a hyphen
Must have at least 3 characters, but less than 63, including suffixes such as .CO.UK

.COM, .NET Domain Names
Use only letters (a-z), numbers(0-9), or hyphen (-)
Cannot begin or end with a hyphen
Cannot have a name that contains a hyphen as the third and forth characters (e.g. ab--c.com)
Must have less than 63 characters, not including .COM, .NET

.INFO, .ORG Domain Names
Use only letters (a-z), numbers(0-9), or hyphen (-)
Cannot begin or end with a hyphen
Must have at least 3 characters and less than 63 characters, not including .INFO, .ORG

.BIZ Domain Names
Use only letters (a-z), numbers(0-9), or hyphen (-)
Cannot begin or end with a hyphen
Cannot have two hyphens in a row
Must have at least 3 characters and less than 63 characters, not including .BIZ

.EU Domain Names
Must contain a minimum of 2 letters (a-z)
Use only letters (a-z), numbers(0-9), or hyphen (-)
Cannot begin or end with a hyphen (-)
Cannot contain a hyphen as the third and forth characters (e.g. ab--c.eu)
Maximum of 63 characters including suffix .EU
Source: lcn

#4
06-08-2009
O'Brian
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 167
Re: 63 characters of domain name
Choosing a great domain name can tell the world who you really are and what you 're really interested in. It can for your friends and family are also easy to contact you via email or your website.I think one of the biggest limitations of the 63 character domain names is that some versions of netscape can only handle 59 characters.