Many Thanks to all the people who replied. Best answer was a snippet from
RFC 952:
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A "name" (Net, Host, Gateway, or Domain name) is a text
string up to 24 characters drawn from the alphabet (A-Z),
digits (0-9), minus sign (-), and period (.). Note that
periods are only allowed when they serve to delimit com-
ponents of "domain style names". (See RFC 921, "Domain Name
System Implementation Schedule," for background). No blank
or space characters are permitted as part of a name. No dis-
tinction is made between upper and lower case. The first
character must be an alpha character. The last character
must not be a minus sign or period.
Although the interface accepts host names longer than 24
characters for the host portion (exclusive of the domain
component), choosing names for hosts that adhere to the 24
character restriction will insure maximum interoperability
on the Internet.
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Here is my original post:
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> Hi Sun Managers,
> I have question about valid hostname. Is a hostname comprised entirely
of
> digiits and dash a valid hostname i.e. is 1234-5 a valid hostname?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Deepak Sinha
>
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