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Server Names For a New Generation

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-is-it-called? dept.

itwbennett writes "Server naming is well-trod ground on Slashdot. But as new generations enter the workforce, they're relearning the fundamentals of what makes a good scheme. Can servers named after characters from The Simpsons or The Howard Stern show stand the test of time? If you name your servers after the Seven Dwarfs, can you have any doubt that Grumpy will cause you trouble? Striking a balance between fun and functional is harder than it seems."

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  1. Re:Bugs? by emurphy42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    from the tempting-fate dept.

  2. Re:Bugs? by slackware+3.6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or you could name them after Linux distro's those are almost infinite to.

  3. Re:I name them after girls by Sneeka2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It originated from a long forgotten time when I can't get laid.

    Too bad your freudian slip of mixing past and present tense gave you away.

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  4. Re:I name them after girls by Sneeka2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, that's actually a bit of a problem. Canadians really need to get a little more creative in naming their daughters.

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  5. Re:With apologies to T.S. Eliot by laejoh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can't believe noone mentioned this: picking a good server name is important.

  6. Re:Dual naming by khr · · Score: 5, Funny

    lax-001
    lax-002
    lax-003

    That name is PERMANENT unless it gets shipped to a new location

    I take it then you prepend "ex-" to the name indicating they used to be lax...

  7. Re:I name them after girls by halcyon1234 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Christy_from_Canada_1, Christy_from_Canada_2, Christy_from_Canada_3, ...Christy_from_Canada_99999

    He's got 99999 problems but a server name ain't one.

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