Standard char length for storing URLs?

[TVGHates]

I'm curious as to what the standard char length is when storing URLs into a database. Im sure 255 is way more than enough, but is that the safest bet?
In my particuliar case the admin will be adding links possibly some generated from site such as yousendit or sendspace, but even those links seem to max at around 128 characters.

and since this is my first post, these forums are my new favorite hangout place :thumbsup:

[guelphdad]

Use varchar(255) to be on the safe side.
Here's a URL from the site I work at for instance (155 characters in length):

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1146606640284&call_pageid=968350130169&col=969483202845