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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

3051.0. "Funny node names?" by DEC:.porter (save the ales) Wed May 04 1994 16:35

Something up with the namespace over there?

There's a bunch of notes showing up as written by

	DEC:.<username>

No node names at all...
T.RTitleUserPersonal
Name
DateLines
3051.1DEC:.SHERRILLWed May 04 1994 17:013
    test
    r
    
3051.2DEC:.thomasThe Code WarriorWed May 04 1994 17:092
DECnotes thinks nodenames are only 6 characters -- even if they are really
longer.
3051.3DEC:.thomasThe Code WarriorWed May 04 1994 17:112
DECnotes incorrectly parses an NCB (it looks for the first ":" instead of the
first "::") such that the DEC: namespace confuses it.
3051.4One step forward, two steps backDEC:.ANDERSONMmMmMyAlphaGenerationWed May 04 1994 17:248
In an attempt to solve one problem, I have caused another.  To those who care,
changing the attribute NODE SYNONYM from TRUE to FALSE on the DECnet/OSI
application NOTES caused Notes to display incorrect information in the
NODE::USERNAME field.

I will enter this note and set the attribute back.

Paul
3051.5TOOK::DELBALSOI (spade) my (dog face)Wed May 04 1994 17:434
Might have been more interesting if it had kept the node name right
and genericized the username . . . 

-Jack
3051.6Call me curious...ELWD3::KAPLANLarry Kaplan, DTN: 237-6872Wed May 04 1994 20:306
    I've recently seen several notes elsewhere where the author field is
    blank.
    
    How is that done ?
    
    L.
3051.7MU::PORTERWed May 04 1994 22:075
    I expect that, on PC clients, it uses whatever you set
    for some environment variable (USERNAME, probably).
    
    Maybe I'll test that hypothesis tomorrow (PC's at work and I'm not).
    
3051.8needs at least 1 charOASS::HEARSE::lKeep Cool with CoolidgeThu May 05 1994 16:044
It looks like the MAC client for PW Conferencing needs at least 1 character in 
the Name field.  My attempts to clear it out caused it to stop working.

Dave (username should be lowercase L)
3051.9Some software's easier to fool than othersUSHS01::HARDMANMassive Action = Massive ResultsFri May 06 1994 00:515
    Dave, does it consider a 'space' as a character? That way it would be
    blank. :-)
    
    Harry
    
3051.10not here....OASS::HEARSE::Burden_dKeep Cool with CoolidgeFri May 06 1994 16:083
not on the MAC, a space is ignored.

Dave
3051.11nit: it's Mac or Macintosh, not MAC...MUNCH::FRANCINII&#039;d like to teach the world to ping...Mon May 09 1994 18:564
The short form "Mac" for the Apple Macintosh is _not_an_acronym_.  It should
never be written "MAC".  It's Mac or Macintosh.  Never MAC.

John
3051.12COVERT::COVERTJohn R. CovertMon May 09 1994 21:431
Ya mean it's not for Macintosh Apple Computer?
3051.13MU::PORTERTue May 10 1994 00:0110
    Wasn't he talking about Medium Access Control, in the 
    IEEE 802 sense?
    
  Node 0 CSMA-CD Station CSMACD-0
  at 1994-05-09-23:00:39.413-04:00I0.275
 
  Status
 
     MAC Address            = AA-00-04-00-1F-26 (DEC:.LJO.MU)