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Date:      Wed, 18 Dec 1996 13:14:06 -0500 (EST)
From:      Bradley Dunn <bradley@dunn.org>
To:        Jesse <way7ruin@bah2.themall.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SUBNET?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.961218131226.23436C-100000@ns2.harborcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <199612181723.JAA07910@bah2.themall.net>

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On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Jesse wrote:

> I though that they woulod assign us a subnet, and map it through 
> directly to use. That way, say, our web server, would have a URL like 
> http://www.homestudy.edu, not http://www.homestudy.nasa.gov like they 
> apparently are thinking. Wouldn;t we go through the InterNIC for our 
> addresses? 

Not. Unless you are an ISP with diverse connectivity or a VERY large
organization, the InterNIC will tell you to go to your upstream provider
for addresses.

-BD




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