Choosing a name for your computer

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 8
Abstract: This FYI RFC is a republication of a Communications of the ACM article on guidelines on what to do and what not to do when naming your computer. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify any standard. [Also FYI 5.]
Publication Date: 1990-08-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC1178
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC1178
Author(s): Don Libes

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Libes, D., "Choosing a Name for Your Computer", Communications of the ACM, Vol. 32, No. 11, Pg. 1289, November 1989. EXTERNAL
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IETF RFC 1359 [Active*]
IETF RFC 1912 [Active*]