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- From: b_sanderson@decus.ch (Bruce Sanderson ABB Process Automation)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: Nodename 15 chars??
- Message-ID: <2314.2a9b5b3b@decus.ch>
- Date: 26 Aug 92 10:21:47 CET
- References: <1992Aug21.145443.8936@bsu-ucs.uucp>
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- In article <1992Aug21.145443.8936@bsu-ucs.uucp>, 00mjstum@bsu-ucs.uucp (Matthew J. Stum) writes:
- > This may sound like a stupid question, but why does $GETSYI's SYI$_NODENAME
- > return up to _15_ characters? I was under the impression that nodenames
- > were restricted to 6 characters.
- >
- > Thanx...
- > --
- > Matt Stum Gwydion ap Myrddin Ball State University
- > 00mjstum@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu Shire of Afonlyn, MK Muncie, IN USA
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- PROBABLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT SOON DECNET PHASE 5 WILL BE OUT (OSI CONVENTIONS)
- (EQUIVALENT OF NODENAMES WILL BE LONGER)
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