I've entered over 1000+ characters without a problem. The only restriction 
I can see is how you send your form. Remember a querystring created 
by "GET" has a 1024 char limit. If "POST"ed, there is no limit.

Tom B.

> I've searched all the references I have, including the W3C definitive 
r> eference regarding HTML4.0, 3.2, etc.

> There doesn't seem to be a specified limit to the number of characters a 
u> ser may enter into a textbox.

> My users are almost exclusively IE5+.

> Does anyone know the actual limit on textbox entry length supported by 
IE5?

> As a secondary matter, the form data will travel across HTTP in the 
r> equest object. I know requests can be multi-part and potentially very 
b> ig, but is there a limit on the length of an individual item contained 
in 
t> he querystring or form data?

> Brian Lowe
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