Domain Name System - Revision history

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2023-12-12T16:19:52Z

+Category

Jnc: Chaos confusion fix

2023-12-12T15:49:41Z

Chaos confusion fix

Larsbrinkhoff: CH class for Chaosnet.

2023-08-12T06:08:43Z

CH class for Chaosnet.

Jnc: Add prior host table, RFCs

2023-08-11T19:46:22Z

Add prior host table, RFCs

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2018-12-13T20:51:03Z

+cat

Jnc: An OK start

2018-10-31T14:54:40Z

An OK start

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The '''Domain Name System''' (usually abbreviated to '''DNS''') is a [[distributed database]] which is used on the [[Internet]] to hold [[mapping]]s from human-readable names (such as '.COM') to [[binary]] [[address]]es.

The DNS is organized as a [[hierarchy]]; like [[file]] names in a hierarchical [[file system]], a complete DNS name consists of a number of parts, each one of which selects one of the possibile [[namespace]]s (sub-directories) at the next level down. The leaves of the tree usually name individual [[host]]s.

Although the DNS has the capability to hold addresses for a number of different [[protocol suite]]s, in general it now only hold addresses for the [[Internet Protocol]].

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 The DNS is organized as a [[hierarchy]]; like [[file]] names in a hierarchical [[file system]], a complete DNS name consists of a number of parts, each one of which selects one of the possible [[namespace]]s (sub-directories) at the next level down. The leaves of the tree usually name individual [[host]]s.
-Although the DNS has the capability to hold addresses for a number of different [[protocol suite]]s using the concept of address ''classes'', in general it now only hold addresses for the [[Internet Protocol]].  The '''CH''' class for [[Chaosnet]] fell in disuse and has sometimes been reused for other purposes, but is now in use again for a hobbyist Chaos network.
+Although the DNS has the capability to hold addresses for a number of different [[protocol suite]]s using the concept of address ''classes'', in general it now only hold addresses for the [[Internet Protocol]].  The '''CH''' class for [[Chaosnet|Chaos]] fell in disuse and has sometimes been reused for other purposes, but is now in use again for a hobbyist Chaos network.
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 The DNS is organized as a [[hierarchy]]; like [[file]] names in a hierarchical [[file system]], a complete DNS name consists of a number of parts, each one of which selects one of the possible [[namespace]]s (sub-directories) at the next level down. The leaves of the tree usually name individual [[host]]s.
-Although the DNS has the capability to hold addresses for a number of different [[protocol suite]]s, in general it now only hold addresses for the [[Internet Protocol]].
+Although the DNS has the capability to hold addresses for a number of different [[protocol suite]]s using the concept of address ''classes'', in general it now only hold addresses for the [[Internet Protocol]].  The '''CH''' class for [[Chaosnet]] fell in disuse and has sometimes been reused for other purposes, but is now in use again for a hobbyist Chaos network.
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 * [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1034 Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities] (RFC-1034 - November, 1987)
 * [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1035 Domain Names - Implementation and Specification] (RFC-1035 - November, 1987)
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