Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!POSTEL@USC-ISIB.ARPA From: POSTEL@USC-ISIB.ARPA Newsgroups: net.mail.headers Subject: re: invalid names & multiple names & Godot Message-ID: <1617@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 16:21:16 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.1617 Posted: Thu Sep 19 16:21:16 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 13:17:18 EDT Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 14 Well, it seems inconsistent to allow a host two have two names like FOO-BAR.ARPA and BAR.FOO.EDU but not allow it to have two names like GODOT.THINK.COM and THINK.COM So, i agree that the NIC is at least confused about what it is trying to do with naming policy. --jon. -------