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.
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