[ih] Fwd: nomenclature

[Vint Cerf]

well that's not too clear - coulda been Jon. We'd have to look at the  
RFCs and see when the term first shows up for a clue perhaps?

v

On Dec 23, 2009, at 1:39 PM, Dave CROCKER wrote:

> d/.
>
> On 12/23/2009 10:33 AM, Vint Cerf wrote:
>> steve may have the best explanation; as I recall, it was sort of a
>> combination
>> of the notion of a host (at an event - providing for the attendees/ 
>> users)
>> and "host" in the sense of biological host to a parasite (!).
>
>
> Vint,
>
> Well, I asked my brother before asking the list.  He doesn't  
> remember the origin.
>
> Your explanation of the logic makes complete sense, but do you  
> remember who first started using it?
>
> d/
> -- 
>
>  Dave Crocker
>  Brandenburg InternetWorking
>  bbiw.net