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From: stevem@pserv.UUCP (Steve Mestad)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Gripe about nodename restrictions
Summary: use domainname not nodename
Keywords: domain name limits, nodename
Message-ID: <107@pserv.UUCP>
Date: 17 Aug 89 21:25:34 GMT
References: <2425@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>
Reply-To: stevem@pserv.UUCP (Steve Mestad)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Honeywell CFS/MO, MPLS, MN
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In article <2425@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> bentson@grieg.CS.ColoState.Edu (Randolph Bentson) writes:
>                                      HP seems to think that
>one should only have a two level domain name, e.g. HP.COM.  When
>I issue the command "nodename anon.cs.colostate.edu", I get a
>message "nodename: invalid node name syntax".

I think the command you want is domainname not nodename.  Nodename is a 
command that is part of HP's Network Services.  Domain name is part of HP's
Arpa Services which is the Tcp/ip stuff.  Network Services is HP proprietary.
HP's naming conventions of these products (NS vs NS-Arpa) is not very helpful
in clarifying that there are TWO different protocols running.

Hope this is helpful
Steve Mestad, stevem%pserv@src.honeywell.com