20-Dec-82 16:33:40-PST,1938;000000000001 Mail-from: ARPANET host SRI-NIC rcvd at 20-Dec-82 1612-PST Date: 20 Dec 1982 1227-PST From: NIC at SRI-NIC Subject: Network Newsletter No. 18 To: ANEWS-DIST: ; cc: DCA: ; ===================================================================== ANEWS-18 NETWORK INFO CENTER for 17 Dec 1982 DCA DDN Program Mgmt Office (NIC@SRI-NIC) (415) 859-3695 DoD NETWORK NEWSLETTER ===================================================================== PLEASE NOTE: - New Policy for Enabling IMP Ports --------------------------------------------------------------------- TO: All ARPANET Sponsors, Host Administrators, and Technical Liaison. As the impending split of the ARPANET into the MILNET and the EXPERIMENTAL ARPANET draws nearer, it is increasingly important that we have a completely accurate data base of which hosts are on which IMP ports. An error could easily result in inadvertently denying service to a user, which we want to avoid. Accordingly, we are asking that all new additions of hosts to the network, and port changes of existing hosts be coordinated with the Defense Data Network Program Management Office (DDN-PMO) prior to implementation. BBN has been instructed to disable all currently unused ports, and to enable them only upon approval from the DDN-PMO. Requests for port assignment and activation should be sent to the following netmail addresses for action: DCACODE252 at USC-ISI DCACODEB627 at BBNB GPARK at BBNB. Info copy should be sent to NIC at NIC CONTROL at BBN-UNIX. Allow at least one week prior to the desired activation date. ------- HEIDI B. HEIDEN Colonel, USA Program Manager Defense Data Network -------