jkrey@venera.isi.edu (Joyce K. Reynolds) (08/24/90)
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FYI: 5:
RFC: 1178:
Title: Choosing a Name for Your Computer
Author: D. Libes
Mailbox: libes@cme.nist.gov
Pages: 8
Characters: 18,472
pathname: FYI:FYI5.TXT
RFC:RFC1178.TXT
This FYI RFC is a republication of a Communications of the ACM article
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Joyce K. Reynolds
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