[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

hostname
     
        1. or "sitename".  the unique name by which a computer is
        known on a network, used to identify it in electronic
        mail, usenet news, or other forms of electronic
        information interchange.
     
        on internet the hostname is an ascii string,
        e.g. "foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk" which, consists of a local part
        foldoc and a domain name doc.ic.ac.uk.  the hostname is
        translated into an internet address either via the
        /etc/hosts file, nis or by the domain name system dns or
        resolver.  it is possible for one computer to have several
        hostnames aliases though one is designated as its
        canonical name.
     
        it is often possible to guess a hostname for a particular
        institution.  this is useful if you want to know if they
        operate network services like anonymous ftp, world-wide
        web or finger.  first try the institution's name or obvious
        abbreviations thereof, with the appropriate domain appended,
        e.g. "mit.edu".  if this fails, prepend "ftp." or "www." as
        appropriate, e.g. "www.data-io.com".  you can use the ping
        command as a quick way to test whether a hostname is valid.
     
        the folklore interest of hostnames stems from the creativity
        and humour they often display.  interpreting a sitename is not
        unlike interpreting a vanity licence plate; one has to
        mentally unpack it, allowing for mono-case and length
        restrictions and the lack of whitespace.  hacker tradition
        deprecates dull, institutional-sounding names in favour of
        punchy, humorous, and clever coinages except that it is
        considered appropriate for the official public gateway machine
        of an organisation to bear the organisation's name or
        acronym.  mythological references, cartoon characters, animal
        names, and allusions to sf or fantasy literature are probably
        the most popular sources for sitenames in roughly descending
        order.  the obligatory comment is harris's lament: "all the
        good ones are taken"
     
        see also network address.
     
        2. berkeley unix command to set and get the application
        level name used by the host.
     
        unix manual page: hostname1.
     
        1995-02-16
     
     
see also:
network electronic mail usenet news internet ascii 
domain internet address nis domain name system resolver 
canonical anonymous ftp world-wide web finger ping 
network address berkeley unix unix manual page 

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UNIX man pages : hostname ()
...HOSTNAME(1) Linux Programmer's Manual HOSTNAME(1) NAME. hostname - ... hostname [-v] [-F filename] [--file filename] [hostname] domainname [- ... ..
http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?hostname, score=79, date indexed=November 17, 2005, 7:25 am

The JavaScript Source: User Details: Hostname
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HostName Commander for Windows XP/2000 and Windows ME/98
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unknown hostname - dBforums
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Manpage of HOSTNAME
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hostname(1): show/set system's host name ... - Linux man page
...hostname(1) - Linux man page. NAME . hostname - show or set the system' ... hostname [-v] [-F filename] [--file filename] [hostname] domainname [- ... ..
http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man1/hostname.1.html, score=63, date indexed=November 20, 2005, 5:36 pm

Search IRC, search term: Hostname
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hostname
...HOSTNAME(1) Linux Programmer’s Manual HOSTNAME(1) NAME. hostname - ... Hostname is the program that is used to either set or display the cur ... ..
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