STANDARDIZATION OF HOST MNEUMONICS

IN EACH TELNET IMPLEMENTATION, A LIST OF HOST NMEUMONICS IS PROVIDED FOR THE USER TO INDICATE THE SERVING HOST DESIRED. CURRENTLY, EACH SITE EMPLOYS THEIR OWN SPECIAL LIST. RATHER THAN REQUIRE THE USER TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF EACH LIST, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHAINED THROUGH SEVERAL HOSTS VIA TELNET, IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED THAT STANDARD HOST DESIGNATORS BE ADOPTED.

THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SIX CHARACTER DESIGNATORS IS PROPOSED AS THE STANDARD LIST. REGISTER ANY OBJECTIONS BY 3 OCTOBER TO P. KARP (703) 893-3500 X2391, X2318. AN OFFICIAL POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION DATE WILL BE SET ON 8 OCTOBER.

THE LIST:

            HOST #             DESIGNATOR
              1                  UCLA
             65                  UCLA36
              2                  SRIARC
             66                  SRIAI
              3                  UCSB
              4                  UTAH
              6                  MULTCS
             70                  MITDM
              7                  RAND
              8                  SDC
              9                  HARV
             10                  LNCTX2
             74                  LNC360
             11                  STAN
             12                  ILL
             69                  BBN
            133                  BBNB
            144                  AMES
            145                  MITRE
            158                  TIP
       
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