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From: droms@SOL.BUCKNELL.EDU (Ralph E. Droms)
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Subject: Re: Product announcement - a serious problem?
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Date: 29 Apr 91 20:59:19 GMT
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Xcaret does not depend solely on a descending tree search of DNS; it
uses a collection of heuristics to determine where to start searching
and then may elect to extend its search through DNS.

The work on which Xcaret is based is described in:

Michael Schwartz and Panagiotis G. Tsirigotis, "Experience with a
Semantically Cognizant Internet White Pages Directory Tool", Journal
of Internetworking: Research and Experience 2, 1 (March, 1991).

- Ralph Droms                 Computer Science Department
  droms@bucknell.edu          323 Dana Engineering
                              Bucknell University
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