> One quick question....it appears that it is possible to have
> a bitnet nodename that has a dash in it, like BU-ACC. Can anyone
> think of a reason why I could not use this as a nodename?
> I don't see any. (FYI: there is no rscs nodename with a '-' in it now).
>             - Michael Gettes, Boston University
 
I looked in the JES2 manuals and the NJE Protocol Handbook to see
what characters are allowed in a node name.  I couldn't find any
clear statement of it.  I think, given all the different software
out there, that there is bound to be some packages that don't expect
dashes in NJE node names.