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0 pointsnemothekid22d ago0 comments

>The first page of RFC 882 explains outright that the DNS came about in the first place because the mechanisms for updating a HOSTS.TXT file and publishing it to loads of places did not scale.

Great piece of history. The RFC is a bit older than I am so I've never studied it. Looking at it that way, then OP has just re-invented DNS.

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sshine21d ago

And what a great invention DNS is.

If you need to eliminate DNS and convince the internet it's largely unnecessary for the use-cases we have today...

...only to completely reinvent DNS for those use-cases with inferior technology that eventually becomes DNS...

...then you have achieved wisdom. I applaud the author for being on this journey.

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