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From: davids@iscuva.UUCP (David Schmidt)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Re: Change of address notification
Message-ID: <258@iscuva.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Sep-86 10:47:02 EDT
Article-I.D.: iscuva.258
Posted: Thu Sep 18 10:47:02 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Sep-86 02:24:49 EDT
References: <15635@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <41519@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV> <3975@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Reply-To: davids@iscuva.UUCP (David Schmidt)
Organization: ISC Systems Corporation, Spokane, Wa.
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In article <3975@ut-ngp.UUCP> werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) writes:
>In article <41519@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV>, rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams) writes:
>> There is a site in Italy that wants to name their vax seismo. They
>> also want to exchange mail/data with us. They don't seem to see
>> any conflict.
>
>I don't see any conflict either.  When I talk about John to my mother, she
>knows whom I mean.  when I talk about John to my soccer team, they know whom
>I mean (at least until a) I'll get a baby brother also named John or b) we
>recruit another player named John).
>
>And when I talk to my ARPA-host, I expect it to know which other host I mean
>when I try to send mail to rick@seismo .... I don't think that't so much to
>ask.

The thing is, when you talk to your mother you are (in a matter of speaking)
using an "implied" domain.  She assumes you are talking about your family.
Likewise with the soccer team.

If you were to have members of your soccer team over for dinner at your
parents you would have to qualify "John".  You would have to say "John on
my soccer team" instead of just John.  That is, in effect, a domain.

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