LoneCoder: A Server by Any Other Name

[Fabio FZero]

Here at home it's all videogame caracters. It's been Homestar Runner
for some time before that. :-)

- FZ

On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 08:22, Ken Burtch <ken-8VyUGRzHQ8IsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Published another Lone Coder article called "A Server by Any Other
> Name", http://www.pegasoft.ca/coder/coder_may2_2010.html
>
> "What about choosing a hostname for a computer. This is another problem
> receiving little time or attention from computer professionals. When the
> install program displays "Hostname?", a sys admin might spend all of
> three seconds before typing "anubis" (Wikipedia) and clicking next.
> Mythological references, cartoon characters, animal names, and allusions
> to science fiction or fantasy literature are the most popular hostname
> categories (Web Hosting Top.) Some people do even less, using names like
> "production1" or even using random numbers like "a14232". I mean, come
> on, it's just a hostname. Is it worth money or time to decide what makes
> a good one?..."
>
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> Ken O. Burtch                                       Phone: 905-562-0848
>  "Linux Shell Scripting with Bash"              Email: ken-8VyUGRzHQ8IsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org
>                                 Blog: http://www.pegasoft.ca/coder.html
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