From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 7e58ed44 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 03:34:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E7787A2446; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 13:34:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16FA7A215E; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 13:34:16 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2836FA217C; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 11:42:22 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qt1-f172.google.com (mail-qt1-f172.google.com [209.85.160.172]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 54301A215E for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 11:42:15 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qt1-f172.google.com with SMTP id b22-v6so951900qtr.11 for ; Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:42:15 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=PS009kG6hsl9a+YGrVQiLvpL2d84xGQf9Yrt84hjNJM=; b=C5nXzR8NNkpVeHtoZHxZH7nXdfj3PWloqGSgxKu85t60l278WzP+SE6Y4oDixX9AjS jvUmYMsGV03XH2al5YkCosWrKJDLP0vdJag6BmpyRnZQj8TlydNtyYB9z6d0u36EwO8r BkEuHwfSOMrKKV34oSDKrk23CpVx1qiSf47UV6VfMciUOkJX5j5UOeyGeliwI6AmClIV 1aq01XpB5aYm0lhoQzgf0ZPgDj7TKgw3JFW8RDnldq0bI9zeLuL3ANeEQHX4TJY/Mtpz B37Yqhbczb+odqh1v1wyOMM9gT3SGe8/lXhvAusCfThq/8ksTRgknL+ud2HafdX5Ecei NJIQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=PS009kG6hsl9a+YGrVQiLvpL2d84xGQf9Yrt84hjNJM=; b=TsIK7S0neYy/r0YQsooDKKQ2GL/h2p7dAXJQy7Gr3su22sH37z52jBlha7ZXT+Ah5c VuHJff+6tOWK9Nz8Tw0Yht6VW2rritYkIM/6AQbeUpI5oqmoLMTDTjeKPYQNsPgoK2M4 r21fd4pVsCknqsco5mcrkmBFIUdVRujqAR31YjERiN0uU3xQJ6Smnptj+3TGBgpq6x9i PWf8R+y9ENYA4MxH7tTLnkEDm8oC/MF2ad38B5P3EYaoDM+1aClDX0zLyGH/u77hONRK /EJo81QdeiVCaeEwW5+f2lVyoh3igLfi53SJ6lXiZEHePRkZAjT/2fw4rrTlhvboa/KE apZw== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gKyQtc0w0Nhyhq6IOImx91jjuPIChExdOqtZwI/zadfFrxS2h4b 6pJVeG3rP6UWbULddRdIKlT3QAlJkc8tl52WPapx2mF/Vgs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5fp478T5B+Avh1zLz1F/VugP7P5ecvLdrMnzTyLddorx5bxIHNO1B1+uyBU5FtJOnBV8I7M7xoM2q5seGcGpAs= X-Received: by 2002:a0c:872a:: with SMTP id 39mr23886268qvh.1.1541468534087; Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:42:14 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Dan Cross Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 20:41:38 -0500 Message-ID: To: TUHS main list Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000006827900579f51c9a" Subject: [TUHS] Directory services in early Unix networks? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000006827900579f51c9a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Spurred by the recent discussion of NIS, NIS+, LDAP et al, I'm curious what the landscape was like for distributing administrative information in early Unix networks. Specifically I'm thinking about things like the Newcastle Connection, etc. I imagine that PDP-11's connected to the ARPAnet running Unix would (e.g., RFC 681 style) would have adapted the HOSTS.TXT format somehow. What about CHAOS? Newcastle? Datakit? What was the introduction of DNS into the mix like? I can imagine that that changed all sorts of assumptions about failure modes and the like. NIS and playing around with Hesiod are probably the earliest such things I ever saw, but I know there must have been prior art. Supposedly field 5 from /etc/passwd is the GECOS username for remote job entry (or printing)? How did that work? - Dan C. --0000000000006827900579f51c9a Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Spurred by the recent discussion of NIS, = NIS+, LDAP et al, I'm curious what the landscape was like for distribut= ing administrative information in early Unix networks.

S= pecifically I'm thinking about things like the Newcastle Connection, et= c.

I imagine that PDP-11's connected to the AR= PAnet running Unix would (e.g., RFC 681 style) would have adapted the HOSTS= .TXT format somehow. What about CHAOS? Newcastle? Datakit?

What was the introduction of DNS into the mix like? I can imagine = that that changed all sorts of assumptions about failure modes and the like= .

NIS and playing around with Hesiod are probably = the earliest such things I ever saw, but I know there must have been prior = art.

Supposedly field 5 from /etc/passwd is the GE= COS username for remote job entry (or printing)? How did that work?

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 - Dan C.

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