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From: srg@uw-apl.UUCP (Spencer Garrett)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: What domain do private machines belong in?
Message-ID: <116@uw-apl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 22:01:06 EST
Article-I.D.: uw-apl.116
Posted: Wed Jan  7 22:01:06 1987
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Summary: even non-geographical domain names change!

In article <16744@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, fair@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Erik E. Fair) writes:
> The neat thing about a non-geographical domain name system is that your
> name does not change if you move. And people move all the time.
>
> 	Erik E. Fair	ucbvax!fair	fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu

Your domain would change if you changed jobs or even machines.  The only
changes the domain scheme hides are changes in connectivity.  I personally
think that geographical domains make a great deal of sense.