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From: blarson@castor.usc.edu (Bob Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Justifying uucp domain registry
Message-ID: <2423@castor.usc.edu>
Date: Sat, 30-May-87 05:01:23 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 30 05:01:23 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 31-May-87 19:44:02 EDT
References: <855@rtech.UUCP> <609@grebyn.COM>
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In article <609@grebyn.COM> karl@grebyn.COM (Karl A. Nyberg) writes:
>In article <855@rtech.UUCP>, daveb@rtech.UUCP (Dave Brower) writes:
>> Registering our domain is the right and sensible thing to do. 
>> Unfortunately, the people holding purse strings do not seem to
>> understand:
>> 
>> 	"What do we get out of it that justifies us paying $150?"

Having a valid domain should include having a nameserver on the arpa
tcp/ip internet that will answer queries on how to get to your domain.
(In the case of uucp sites, an MX record pointing to a system willing
to forward mail to you.)  Actually, I think they may require two domain
servers on separate IMPs.  CPU's and disks arn't free, even if this
service does not present much of a load keeping them available does
cost money.
-- 
Bob Larson
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