Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!husc6!ut-sally!ut-ngp!melpad!bigtex!james From: james@bigtex.uucp (James Van Artsdalen) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: What domain do private machines belong in? Message-ID: <196@bigtex.uucp> Date: Fri, 2-Jan-87 19:20:00 EST Article-I.D.: bigtex.196 Posted: Fri Jan 2 19:20:00 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 5-Jan-87 02:40:29 EST References: <2847@ista.UUCP> <405@dhw68k.UUCP> <979@sigma.UUCP> Sender: news@bigtex.uucp Reply-To: james@bigtex.UUCP (James Van Artsdalen) Organization: F.B.N. Software, Austin TX Lines: 23 IN article <979@sigma.UUCP>, bill@sigma.UUCP (William Swan) wrote: > The magnitude, even if you could figure it out now, will not be static. > As more of us acquire machines and the software to connect, this "domain" > will grow. (For example, my home system is not on the net yet, but I expect > to have it online within a year or so.) > > Perhaps a new domain called ".HOME" could be created, if this is important. I did not start reading this group until recently, but it seems to me that at some point, probably in the not-so-distant future, domains based on geographical distribution will have to be created. For instance, I would guess that within a couple of years, my address will be known as "james@bigtex.austin.tx". One machine in Texas would be the .tx name handler, and it would know machines in Houston, Dallas and Austin that would have databases for those cities. As far as I know this could be done right now, except for the arpa-net people. I would prefer that my address be something that the arpanet people could use exactly like the uucp people use. I know this is a problem with the .COM addresses. -- James R. Van Artsdalen ...!ut-sally!utastro!bigtex!james "Live Free or Die" Voice: (512)-323-2675 Modem: (512)-323-2773 5300B McCandless, Austin TX 78756