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From: philipp@GIPSI.GIPSI.FR (Philippe Prindeville)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains
Subject: Re: Network names via DNS
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Date: 20 Mar 90 15:46:57 GMT
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	[35] [4:30pm] cheops:/n/giza/0/karl> host 128.146.0.0
	Name: net.ohio-state.edu
	Address: 128.146.0.0
	Aliases:

Karl:  I believe your net entry is slightly incorrect --
the name returned by DNS should be *exactly* the same as
that returned in the NetName field of the WHOIS database
or the first field of the HOSTS.TXT file of the NIC, ie.
for your address 128.146 it should be "OHIO-STATE".

At least, this is by my reading of RFC-1101.  Anyone can
correct me...

	Anything stopping network hostmasters from creating their
	appropriate zero-address entries within in-addr.arpa already?

Just the usual -- inertia.

-Philip