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The domain name system (DNS) is a system that stores and associates many types of information with domain names, but, most importantly, it translates domain names (computer hostnames) to IP addresses. It also lists mail exchange servers accepting e-mail for each domain. In providing a worldwide keyword-based redirection service, DNS is an essential component of contemporary Internet use.
Useful for several reasons, the DNS is most well-known for making it possible to attach easy-to-remember domain names (such as "wikipedia.org") to hard-to-remember IP addresses (such as 207.142.131.206). Humans take advantage of this when they recite URLs and e-mail addresses. Less recognized, the domain name system makes it possible for people to assign authoritative names, without needing to communicate with a central registrar each time.
A brief history of the DNS
The practice of using a name as a more human-legible abstraction of a machine's numerical address on the network predates even TCP/IP, all the way back to the ARPAnet era. Originally, each computer on the network retrieved a file called HOSTS.TXT from SRI (now SRI International) which mapped an address (eg. 192.0.34.166) to a name (eg. www.example.net.) The Hosts file still exists on most modern operating systems either by default or through configuration and allows users to specify an IP address to use for a hostname without checking the DNS. This file is now used primarily for troubleshooting DNS errors or mapping local addresses to more organic names (the Hosts file can also be used for ad blocking, or it can be used by spyware to hijack a computer). Such a system had inherent limitations, because of the obvious requirement that every time a given computer's address changed, every computer that wanted to communicate with it would need an update to its Hosts file. More on [ Domain name system ]
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The basics of Domain Name Registration - Best Syndication
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:56:40 -0000
Best SyndicationThe basics of Domain Name RegistrationBest Syndication, CA - 2 hours agoThe first step to starting your website is to choose a name for your website, which is also known as its domain name. You can only choose a domain name that ...
What's in a name? - Globe and Mail
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:06:41 -0000
What's in a name?Globe and Mail, Canada - 19 hours agoProposed domain names must also be unlikely to cause confusion with other domains, and pass muster according to trademark laws, to say nothing of the United ...Who Could Hack Web Regulators? Infopacketsall 2 news articles
SIDN quarantines expired Dutch domain names for 40 days - Telecom Paper (subscription)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:55:24 -0000
SIDN quarantines expired Dutch domain names for 40 daysTelecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - Jul 3, 2008Dutch organisation SIDN, which manages .nl domain names, intends to quarantine terminated domain names for 40 days. The object being to prevent domain names ...
Domain Name, Nominet Change - Lawdit Commercial Solicitors
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:20:06 -0000
Domain Name, Nominet ChangeLawdit Commercial Solicitors, UK - 13 hours agoThe new policy will also recognise that a businesses that sell domain names for profit, will not necessarily constitute abuse in the first instance but on ...
Domain name gold rush begins - SmartCompany.com.au
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:41:41 -0000
Domain name gold rush beginsSmartCompany.com.au, Australia - 19 hours agoEvery country has a country code domain name, such as .com.au and co.uk. But the changes mean new names could include company names such as . ...
Irish Internet Services Company Blacknight Introduces ‘co.nl ... - HostSearch.com
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:25:56 -0000
Irish Internet Services Company Blacknight Introduces ‘co.nl ...HostSearch.com - 13 hours agoCOM) – Irish internet services company Blacknight has introduced ‘co.nl’ domain names to its suite of offerings, it was reported yesterday. ...
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gTLD-MoU - The international framework in which policies for the administration and enhancement of the Internet's generic Domain Name System (DNS) are developed and deployed.
ICANN - The non-profit corporation responsible for IP address allocation, protocol parameter assignment, as well as domain name and root server system management functions.
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The Register - Cracking down on cyberspace land grabs - Reports on an IP-block hijacking when Los Angeles County had been hit by a growing type of hi-tech fraud, in which large, and usually dormant, segments of the Internet's address space are taken away from their registered users through an elaborate shell game of forged letters, ephemeral domain names and anonymous corporate fronts.
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