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From: 08071TCP@MSU.BITNET (Doug Nelson)
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Subject: Re: Underscores
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Date: 7 Mar 91 22:04:07 GMT
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>underscores are found in some hostnames managed by merit on behalf of
>the nsfnet, e.g. ann_arbor.mi.nss.nsf.net, 129.140.17.77.  until these
>names are changed, it's hard to argue that underscores are illegal,
>just ill-advised.

Ed, the existence of a counter-example is a wonderful way to disprove
theory, but hardly the way to invalidate an RFC....  Just because Merit
uses such names doesn't make them legal.

Doug Nelson
Michigan State University