dww@stl.UUCP (01/25/87)
In article <236@tropix.UUCP> mjl@tropix.UUCP (Mike Lutz) writes: >The perverse British, of course, reverse the domain components (the >E-mail equivalent of driving on the left side of the road? :-)). Actually it was the naming authority that was set up to handle the Janet (mainly accademic) net. We all find it perverse too, but it shouldn't affect anyone outside the UK, as ukc (the main UK gateway) is pretty good at reversing adresses. People here refer to the problem as Big-endian vs Little-endian addressing, which for those of you who have read Swift tells you our attitude to it. -- Regards, David Wright STL, London Road, Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA, U.K. dww@stl.stc.co.uk <or> ...seismo!mcvax!ukc!stl!dww <or> PSI%234237100122::DWW