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[ale] underscored server names
- Subject: [ale] underscored server names
- From: kaboom at gatech.edu (Chris Ricker)
- Date: Fri Apr 30 10:23:45 2004
- In-reply-to: <A88B2F7C91000D41A5C09550ABF5C39B0443C9@poly_propylene.corp.polyengineering.com>
- References: <A88B2F7C91000D41A5C09550ABF5C39B0443C9@poly_propylene.corp.polyengineering.com>
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Preston Boyington wrote:
> would someone mind telling me why an "_" in a server name would cause trouble? i've not noticed it before, but with some email programs (mozilla thunderbird) it is raising sand about the server name (email_server). it doesn't do this with a "-" and i was wondering if i was breaking some rule/law/karma.
>
> as it stands there are several servers i am playing with: data_server, email_server, app_server, ogg_server and notice no current problems.
>
> i am allowed to name as i see fit, am i not?
As long as what you name is a letter followed by letters, numbers, or
hyphens, ending with a letter or number, yes. Underscores are not
allowed....
later,
chris