On Thu, 8 May 2003 09:14:46 +0200
Hadmut Danisch <hadmut(_at_)danisch(_dot_)de> wrote:
On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 12:07:21AM -0700, J C Lawrence wrote:
Domain names are convenience tokens, addressing shorthands, not first
class tokens or identities.
What exactly makes you believe that?
That is their function. Domain names are human friendly strings which
can be used as keys in DNS lookups to derive IP information, they are
provided again as keys in virtual hosting protocols as a key to the
delivery target. They're functionally a shorthand notation for, "That
IP" and "that delivery service at that IP" -- they have no direct
representation or use other than as lookup keys.
Any quotes?
I don't hold or spread views based on their popularity -- no fact was
changed by the number of people that believed it.
Or is this your personal opinion?
Would I say something that wasn't?
--
J C Lawrence
---------(*) Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas.
claw(_at_)kanga(_dot_)nu He lived as a devil, eh?
http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.
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