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DNS Names are identifiers for resource records in Domain Name Service. They are addresses only in that they specify a location in a namespace. The hierarchical nature of DNS Names provides a means to delegate the authority and mangement of these identifiers. JimC At 3:55 PM -0400 6/9/98, Jay R. Ashworth wrote: <snip> >... DNS names are actually _addresses_, and can't be >expected to map one to one with names in the large; this is an attempt >to soften the impact of that problem. > <snip>>-- >Jay R. Ashworth [email protected] >Member of the Technical Staff Unsolicited Commercial Emailers Sued >The Suncoast Freenet "Two words: Darth Doogie." -- Jason Colby, >Tampa Bay, Florida on alt.fan.heinlein +1 813 790 7592 > >Managing Editor, Top Of The Key sports e-zine ------------ http://www.totk.com - James R. Cutler EDS , 800 Tower Drive, Troy, MI 48098 Phone: +1 248 265 7514 FAX: +1 248 265 7514 EDS Internal Web: <http://www.iscg.eds.com/cutler/> World Wide Web: <http://www.ltu.edu/midecus/dechtm/cutler/cutler.htm>
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