Network Working Group 28 Sept 71 Abhay Bhushan RFC#233, NIC #7650 Bob Metcalfe
Standardization of Host Call Letters ------------------------------------
We agree with Peggy Karp (See RFC#226) that there would be some benefit in standardizing the symbolic host names used in TELNET PRograms. It should be recognized that there is a trade-off between brevity and mnemonicism. It is our feeling that a good set of host call letters can be developed using only four characters (see Jim White's in RFC#206.) Each host should suggest its own call letters. Upper and lower case letters should be used interchangeably. The following is our currently recommended list:
