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From: louie@umd5 (Louis Mamakos)
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Subject: Re: Domains: Multiple names OK? (really, decommissioning of nicknames)
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Date: Mon, 8-Sep-86 09:02:05 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  8 09:02:05 1986
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Reply-To: louie@umd5.umd.edu (Louis Mamakos)
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
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Before everyone starts moaning and groaning about having to type those 'long'
domain style names, and the disservice we're doing to our users consider that
this is an improvement.  Yes, that's right.  It's important to get users in
the habit of fully qualifying their names to eliminate confusion.  We added
a machine called 'VENUS.UMD.EDU', with the obvious nicname 'VENUS'.  Person
send mail to 'VENUS'.  Mail trys to get delivered to ISI-VENUS.ARPA or
something.  Person is real confused why this is.  

Don't forget, these domain style names are a TRANSPORT issue, not a user
interface one.  You can present the user with any interface he desires.  If
you don't like the one he sees now, write your own.  A lot of people have
worked hard to get this domain stuff usable.  I personally like being able
to lookup names of new hosts that aren't in the NIC host table yet.


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Louis A. Mamakos WA3YMH   University of Maryland, Computer Science Center
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