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Subject:Re: Capitalisation From:Kathy Das gupta <kdasgupt -at- NOTES -dot- CC -dot- BELLCORE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:15:01 -0500
Not sure if this helps, but...
MIB is a standard term. It is the information base for SNMP agents. The MIB
files are specific and provided by each vendor of SNMP-based equipment.
My gut is that "system name" does not need to be capitalized.
Kathy Das Gupta
Tech Writer
Currently Posted at Bellcore
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Subject: Re: Capitalisation
MIB stands for Management Information Base.
I am not sure if it is a standard term, it might be proprietary. IMO the
system name itself (i.e. system name: System) would be capitalised, but the
term system name itself within the sentence should not be. So I need some
thoughts on this. :)
Marianne
> Depends...what's a MIB? (I'm sure it's some standard technology
> term...I'm
> just not feeling too standard today)
>
>
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> Marianne Bowen wrote:
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> > Would you capitalise "system name" in the following sentence:
> >
> > "The user can now select IP address, IP hostname, or MIB system name to
> be
> > displayed."
> >
> > Marianne Bowen
> > Technical Writer
> > IMCI Technologies (tm)
> >
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