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... method used for host names. There is some sentiment for allowing the
NIC to continue to allocate and regulate network names, much as it
allocates numbers, but the majority opinion favors local control of
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... network
names and numbers, not those allocated by the organizations
themselves. That is, they document the NIC's decisions about
allocating network numbers but do not automatically track any
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