Re: DNS: Prospective new domains (tm.au) & (pr.au)

Re: DNS: Prospective new domains (tm.au) & (pr.au)

From: Richard Archer <rha§interdomain.net.au>
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 11:01:08 +1000
At 14:03 +1000 17/5/98, Adam Todd wrote:

>If your [sic] looking
>for "OnRamp" wouldn't it be easier to visit ONRAMP.PR.AU rather than
>fishing around guessing other possibilities?

If you're looking for "OnRamp" wouldn't it be easier to visit
"altavista.digital.com" or "www.excite.com".

The DNS is not a directory service.
The DNS is not a search engine.

Any attempts to coerce the DNS into such roles are doomed to failure, as
the DNS was not designed with these features in mind, and is thus unable to
perform such a role.

Yours sincerely,
Richard Archer.
Received on Mon May 18 1998 - 12:05:11 UTC

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