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Best Worst Server Name Awards Compendium: Page 35 of 42

Submitted By: Kate Flanigan
Server Function: It is a game server
Reasoning Behind Name: It is a server made of parts cannibalized from other servers
Server Name: Frankenputer

 

Submitted By: Richard Nicolaus
Server Function: IIS web server
Reasoning Behind Name: Needs / wants the latest patches all the time
Server Name: PatchMe

 

Submitted By: John Wieczorek

Server Function: doesn't matter
Reasoning Behind Name: Just so that a "ping Elvis" returns: "Elvis is alive"
Server Name: Elvis