New blog post: How many consecutive hyphens can you have in a domain name?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/06/how-many-consecutive-hyphens-can-you-have-in-a-domain-name/
A seemingly simple question which sent me down into the murky depths of standards. How many consecutive hyphens can you have in …
There is a special place in hell reserved for keyboard designers who think putting page up and down here makes any kind of sense.
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A seemingly simple question which sent me down into the murky depths of standards. How many consecutive hyphens can you have in a domain name? It probably isn't sensible to name your online presence a----------hyphen.com - but is there anything technically stopping you? Table of ContentsHistoryTLD RestrictionsAnomaliesSo What? History Let's do some history! This is 1978's "HOST NAMES…
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L Break Into Program
L Break Into Program
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