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From: kre@cs.mu.oz.au (Robert Elz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: DNS Query server?
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Date: 15 Feb 90 18:03:26 GMT
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From Jon Postel...
> The IEN-116 name server is an old idea who's time is past.  
> Kill and bury any code that still does IEN-116.

Isn't that a little harsh, IEN-116 is a trivial protocol
to implement, is very stable, and is ideal for proms, etc.

As long as the server does a DNS lookup (with addition of some
default domain if needed), what's the harm?

kre