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Why Do We Name Servers the Way We Do?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the just-no-more-muppets-please dept.

jfruhlinger writes "If you use a Unix machine, it probably has a funny name. And if you work in an environment where there are multiple Unix machines, they probably have funny names that are variations on a theme. No, you're not the only one! This article explores the phenomenon, showing that even the CIA uses a whimsical server naming scheme." What are some of your best (worst?) naming schemes?

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  1. Re:naming by Facetious · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So what does period3 mean?

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  2. KISS by MichaelSmith · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My home file server is called "server". My web servers are numbered using the last digit of their IP address (s0, s1, s2, etc).

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  3. Re:Artificial Intelligences by sweetnavelorange · · Score: 0, Redundant

    LOL my laptop is also microvac, and my desktop is multivac. My previous desktop was VALIS

  4. Re:Artificial Intelligences by sweetnavelorange · · Score: 0, Redundant

    self.facepalm()

  5. Re:Slashdot by againjj · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Which is why each machine should have two names, the functional one (cc-dx12-ptr) and the English one (belch). Those familiar with the machines find the English ones memorable, while those unfamiliar find the functional one simpler. CNAMEs are cheap.