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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 13:14:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Bradley Dunn <bradley@dunn.org>
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Subject: Re: SUBNET?
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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