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RE: [TCLUG:13873] Hostanmaes...
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> From: Ben Kochie [SMTP:ben@nerp.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:54 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:13873] Hostanmaes...
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> I have run into booring hostnames at big companies before. it amused me
> when I was looking over the "IS system naming policies" there were 2
> choices, one of them based loosely on function, and location. 3 letter
> name for the building, 3 for function/OS, and 2 digit number (if needed)
> WHSPDC Warehouse Primary Domain Controler. there was also a second
> choice, a 'creative' name.. such as horas, odie, ike, hickory. (to name a
> few) it was interesting to note that all of the NT systems had standard
> naming, and all of the unix systems had creative names. I've seen this at
> other places.. very few unix shops use a "standardized" naming system.
> an NT admin that I have been teaching linux named his first linux box
> "secsrv03" as his 3rd security server.. (first 2 are
> NT.. *snicker*) after smacking him around a little.. he renamed the
> system ph0rq, and plans to name his next linux box sp00n
[Schlough, Mark]
My wife is Japanese, and with her around I've got a virtually
endless supply of words to use as hostnames.
Right now I've got
wakame
mozuku
nori
konbu
hijiki
all are kinds of seaweed in the Japanese diet.
Mark
If I get an NT box, maybe I'll name it Mothura! The big bug.
> Thank You,
> Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)
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> "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends."
>
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Dave Sherohman wrote:
>
> > Jonathan Kline said:
> > > Ahhh just name the boxes whatever you want!
> > > At school we have class101.....class140!
> >
> > It's the Attack of the Boring Hostnames!
> >
> > I work for a company formerly known as Signature Enterprises, so all the
> > machines there are SIGSERVER01, SIGDEV01, SIGDEV02, SIGOPS01, etc. And
> > then the full-drive shares (they're all NT) are named dave_c, dave_d,
> etc.
> >
> > The machine names don't do a lot of good unless you know what department
> > everyone is in (which is ill-defined in a company of 10 people...) and
> the
> > share names just confirm that you got the right one. Shouldn't a naming
> > scheme be either useful or interesting (if not both)?
> >
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