Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ateng!chip From: chip@ateng.ateng.com (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: Why use a domain? Message-ID: <1988Oct6.200938.15587@ateng.ateng.com> Date: 7 Oct 88 00:09:37 GMT References: <137@microsoft.UUCP> <5673@zodiac.UUCP> Organization: A T Engineering, Tampa, FL Lines: 20 Yet again, optimism rears its ugly head. According to lear@NET.BIO.NET (Eliot Lear): >In a perfect world, the domain system would handle all hosts >without .UUCP. That is a goal for which we should work. Enough of the "perfect world" stuff. The published maps will never be accurate. Let's stop kidding ourselves, hm? >There are essentially three benefits of using real domains over .UUCP: >1] Beyond the name, you gain some additional piece of information. >2] It increases the name space. >3] Most importantly, it is accepted that domain names are absolute... 4] Domains allow sites to change configurations without requiring changes to any *published* maps. -- Chip Salzenberg or A T Engineering Me? Speak for my company? Surely you jest! Beware of programmers carrying screwdrivers.