RFC 2100 · INFORMATIONAL · 1997
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The Naming of Hosts
Overview
RFC 2100, “The Naming of Hosts”, is an Informational document published in April 1997 by J. Ashworth. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC is a commentary on the difficulty of deciding upon an acceptably distinctive hostname for one's computer, a problem which grows in direct proportion to the logarithmically increasing size of the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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