M.JSOL@DEEP-THOUGHT.MIT.EDU (Jon Solomon) (08/05/87)
I agree with KLH's comments that there is a need to discuss naming conventions and names. Now that the internet (small-i) is much larger than just the TCP/IP speaking Internet, it is useful to recognize that not all people agree on what things should be called. HOWEVER: I think there is policy which can be used to handle the naming of the NIC, which is to ask the people who run the NIC for the DDN. When we started using domains, we were given fairly free reign over what we wanted to call our second-level domain, we eventually chose bu.edu. Also, our host names all contain "bu" in them in addition to the .bu.edu suffix (i.e. buit1.bu.edu, bu-cs.bu.edu, bu-ma.bu.edu). We find this preferrable to "it1.bu.edu" or "1.it.bu.edu". The point is, it was our choice, and now what I see here is a consensus of people who want to name the NIC, and it is really the NIC admin's responsibility to name it. SO, Ken, if you want to start a list to discuss naming, feel free, but remember that you have the ultimate authority to name the NIC however seems convenient and useful. -------