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)