[dns-operations] about the underline in hostname

[wbrown at e1b.org]

Out of curiosity, where did the prohibition of underscores in host names 
come from.  I'm sure there's a historical reason for it, but I've never 
heard it.  Or is it really as simple as "RFC 952 only listed thirty seven 
characters"


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