To use the local namespace, you must:

  1) Use the CREATE command to create a local name file that describes the
     nodes you need to register.  This file contains node name and addressing
     information for the nodes you need to access.

  2) Use the GET TOWERS command to obtain the full addressing tower sets
     for any node definitions that have only simple addresses specified
     (this is optional, and is used to help make network connection
     establishment more efficient).

  3) Use the LOAD command to load the information contained in the local
     name file into the DECdns local namespace.  This makes the name and
     address information available for use by DECnet.

  4) Use NET$CONFIGURE to set DECnet to use the DECdns local namespace, by
     specifying LOCAL: as the namespace name.

  5) Edit the local name file, and use the GET TOWERS and LOAD commands,
     whenever you need to add, change, or delete node definitions.