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From: milt@cmcvax.UUCP (Milt Roselinsky)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
Subject: OR Name Questions (was Questions about X.400)
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Date: 20 Nov 89 16:33:46 GMT
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In article <3215@convex.UUCP> thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow) writes:
>>
>>You mean you know how (on BSD Unix) to set up the /etc/hosts file?
>>Which you have to do by hand?  Or am I missing something?  What you

To which Per Andersson responds:
>
>What he probably means is that there is a controlled way to be assigned
>a worldwide unique IP-subnet for your needs. Of course you only need this
>if you are to be connected to the Internet/Eunet/etc. 

The discussion above seems to have moved away from general X.400
questions and into the realm of name and address administration.
This brings up some questions that have been puzzling me for a long
time:

1 - I'd be real interested in hearing from anyone who understands how 
OR Names and NSAP Addresses are going to be administered in their
respective neck of an eventual worldwide OSI Network.  Are the
administrative offices currently in place and operating in this
capacity?

2 - How is this being done with currently available X.400 services?

3 - Will there be worldwide X.500 services and who will support/
administer?  Is there agreement on what should go into the directory?

These questions are probably somewhat unclear, as I find it difficult
to glean answers to these questions from reading any specs I've been
able to get my hands on.

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