Charles and James,
Some people may have private domains that they don't wish to disclose. These
people are usually advanced enough to do a clear job with generic a.b.c
notation.
I agree that novices probably should stick to the full domain names because
they are probably too confused to translate correctly into generic a.b.c
notation.
>From: James Raftery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Can MX record be CNAME?
>Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 16:45:27 +0100
>
>On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 10:14:38AM -0500, q question wrote:
> > Why did you tell Peter this would have been easier if he had used real
> > names? I found it very clear and frankly I prefer a.b.c and 1.2.3.4 to
> > reading full domain names and ip numbers when the shorthand can convey
>the
> > point clearly.
>
>Because giving real information is *always* right. Giving mangled
>information is *rarely* right.
>
>james
>--
>James Raftery (JBR54)
> "It's somewhere in the Red Hat district" -- A network engineer's
> freudian slip when talking about Amsterdam's nightlife at RIPE 38.
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