On Sat, 2007-01-06 at 11:14 -0800, Richard Chycoski wrote: > The old Unix trait of naming a group of machines after a the names of > some other group of objects (elements, planets, beers, Paris Hilton's > exploits :-) usually doesn't scale to really large groups of machines, > but using these kinds of names as memorable names for the clients to use > for a subset of the machines, or as aliases, can work even in a large > environment. It's not just that short names are memorable; they're also pronounceable, which is really important when you have to routinely *talk* about your systems. Also, one is less likely to get them confused, even before that first cup. Wil -- Wil Cooley <wcooley@nakedape.cc> http://nakedape.cc
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