Naming the Nameservers

alexk at tugger.net alexk at tugger.net
Tue Aug 24 13:02:38 UTC 1999


> Well, this time you win. Hands down ....
> Seriously: you are right. It is not obvious to which machine does
> what. I am myself a sysadmin and I have this kind of problems.

> However I do insist that the naming is sometimes a clue for hackers. 
> No clear solution, anyway...
> cmic

Mnemonics always work.  Mail server names start with an 'M'.  IRC servers
start with an 'I'.  Web servers start with a 'W'.  Servers that provide
more than one service defeat the naming scheme altogether.  I'm going back
to bed.

--
Alex Kamantauskas
alexk at tugger.net


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