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From: raj@hpindwa.HP.COM (Richard Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Gripe about nodename restrictions
Message-ID: <36280002@hpindwa.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Aug 89 06:32:04 GMT
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You are prossibly running into restrictions imposed by the NS software
and not by the 'BSDesque' software.  NS (that wonderful beast created
for the HP 3000 MPE systems) uses 8 character pieces in a three
piece name
              node.domain.organisation

please keep in mind that while this looks like a 'domain' name and might
resolve if used as a domain name, it ain't a domain name ;-)

I'll let one of the UX gurus expand on and correct this as my knowledge
is much better in the MPE world...

rick jones