Journal Journal: Things I learned today. Browser URL length limitations 2
For a long time, I've followed what I've read regarding URL lengths. 255 characters is it. Never let it get longer than that.
By the RFC's, 255 characters is the guideline, to maintain backward compatibility with old browsers, old proxy servers, and other miscellaneous hardware that may be in the way.
I went looking for more information, but found conflicting or outdated information. Who cares what the limits on Netscape 4 or MSIE 5 were.