This RFC was published on the Legacy stream. This RFC is not endorsed by the IETF and has no formal standing in the IETF standards process. Network Working Group D. Libes Request for Comments: 1178 Integrated Systems Group/NIST FYI: 5 August 1990 Choosing a Name for Your Computer Status of this Memo This FYI RFC is a republication of a Communications of the ACM article on guidelines on what to do