RFC 236 (rfc236) - Page 1 of 2
Standard host names
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Network Working Group Jon Postel
Request for Comments: #236 UCLA-NMC
NIC 7661 Computer Science
Categories: D.3 27 September 71
Related: #226, 229
Obsoletes: 229
STANDARD HOST NAMES
In RFC #226, Peggy Karp suggested that there be a set of standard host names,
that the names be 6 characters in length, and gave a partial list. In RFC
#229, I suggested 8 character names and gave a longer list. Here I present
my list again with some modifications.
I also suggest that as far as possible the Standard host names be consistent
with the site names used by the Network Information Center. It also seems
to me to be a good idea to consult with each host's technical liaison officer
before assigning that host's name.
It has been brought to my attention that programmers are lazy and don't like
to deal with character strings longer than one computer word or containing
characters other than the capital letters A-Z or the digits 0-9. Thus, I
have included an alternate list which is limited to 4 character names using
only the alphanumerics.
Site Standard Name Alternate Name
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1 UCLA-NMC NMC
65 UCLA-CCN CCN
2 SRI-ARC NIC
66 SRI-AI SRAI
3 UCSB UCSB
4 UTAH UTAH
5 BBN-NCC NCC
69 BBN BBN
133 BBN-B BBNB
6 MIT-MLTX MLTX
70 MIT-DMCG DMCG
7 RAND-65 RAND
71 RAND-10 RND1
8 SDC SDC
9 HARV-10 HARV
73 HARV-1 HRV1
137 HARV-11 HRV2
