Maximum number of DNS servers

[Pete Bowden]

I thought there was a limit of 9 specified in the RFC's, but I'm probably
confused...  Perhaps the solution is to allow for that to be alpha-numeric
and if you need more than 10 you can start with the letters A-Z :-)


> 
> I'm working on some of the requirements for the new system, and I had a
> quick question:  we can either use a 1 or 2 digit number to order
> IN-ADDR.ARPA servers in our database.  Can anyone think of a reason to
> need more than 10 servers?
> 
> --
> Shane Kerr <kerr at arin.net>
> Senior Software Engineer
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> +1 703-227-9877
> 


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