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Character restrictions and requirements in the Reseller Control Panel

Some data rules must be followed when entering data in the various domain name fields in the Reseller Control Panel. 

Character data types are strings of characters that include the upper and lower alphabet, numbers, and symbols. The following are accepted under field data limits in the OpenSRS system. 

Character limit for data fields

We have compiled the character limits for each data field in the OpenSRS system to simplify things for you.

Field Limit
address1 64 Note: conflicts in various areas
address2 64 Note: conflicts in various areas (optional)
address3 64 Note: conflicts in various areas (optional)
city 64
country 2
domain 80
email 100
fax 20 Note: conflicts in various areas (optional)
first_name 64
fqdn1 60, /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\.\-]*[a-z0-9]$/
fqdn2 60, /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\.\-]*[a-z0-9]$/
fqdn3 60, /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\.\-]*[a-z0-9]$/
fqdn4 60, /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\.\-]*[a-z0-9]$/
fqdn5 60, /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\.\-]*[a-z0-9]$/
fqdn6 60, /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\.\-]*[a-z0-9]$/
last_name 64
lang_pref 2 (for .ca domains)
legal_type 3 (for .ca domains)
org_name 64
postal_code 32 (required, "na" accepted as a placeholder)
phone 20 Note: conflicts in various areas
period int 1-10 (1 if renewal)
reg_username 20
reg_password 20, 1S+
state 32
url 255 (optional)

 

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Required reseller information data fields

Supported characters in the OpenSRS system for the required fields on the reseller information form.

Field Supported characters
Usernames
  • A-Z a-z 0-9
Passwords
  • A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ! @$^,.~|=-+_{}#"
Phone numbers
  • +CCC.NNNNNNNNNNNNxEEEE
  • C = Country Dial Code, N = number, E = extension
  • x is ONLY required if an extension is specified
Fax numbers
  • +CCC.NNNNNNNNNNNNxEEEE
  • C = Country Dial Code, N = number, E = extension
  • x is ONLY required if an extension is specified
Email addresses
  • uses RFC822 check-in
  • Email: Valid

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