I can't remember who told me or where I read it but some place is
using the periodic table with the elements matching the IP of the
machine. I think it might be LOC but I'm not for sure. So:

10.1.1.1 would be H
10.1.1.2 would be He
etc

Ryan

On 10/26/06, Jody Fagan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Code4Lib folks,
>
> I'd like to write an anecdotal article about library server nomenclature
> ... I'm for-sure that most librarians don't even know our servers have
> names. I am hoping that some of you might be willing to share (off-list)