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Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain
From: Peter Dambier <peter () peter-dambier de>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 11:11:28 +0200
Michael.Dillon () btradianz com wrote:
But there's no technical advantage of a hierarchical system over a simple hashing scheme, they're basically isomorphic other than a hash system can more easily be tuned to a particular distribution goal.Amazing how many experienced people seem to be saying this isn'tpossible,given there are already schemes out there using flat namespaces forlargeproblems (e.g. Skype, freenet, various file sharing systems). Most oftheseare also far more dynamic than the DNS in nature, and most have nomanagementoverhead with them, you run the software and the namespace "just works".
djbdns with its hashing technique could do that but Bind 9 would break. There is still the problem wich single point would manage that database.
According to your description, this is a hierarchical naming system. At the top level you have Skype, freenet, etc. defining separate namespaces. Because DNS was intended to be a universal naming system, it had to incorporate the hierarchy into the system.However I think the pain in DNS for most people is the hierarchy, butthediverse registration systems. i.e. It isn't that it is delegated, it isthatdelegates all "do their own thing".Seems to me that this is part of the definition of "delegate". Some would say that this makes for a more robust system than a monolithic hierarchy where everyone has to toe the party line.I've always pondered doing a flat, simple part of the DNS, or even an overlay, but of course it needs a business model of sorts.It has been tried at least twice and failed. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/13/realnames_goes_titsup_com/ http://www.idcommons.net --Michael Dillon
It seems to work now. Just google for Apple: Rendezvous and Bonjour There are libs for linux and Microsoft too. Both Rendezvous and Bonjour are working. There is an incompatible version from Microsoft too, some say it is vaporware but I can still their queries for '.local' on our nameservers. Cheers Peter and Karin Dambier -- Peter and Karin Dambier The Public-Root Consortium Graeffstrasse 14 D-64646 Heppenheim +49(6252)671-788 (Telekom) +49(179)108-3978 (O2 Genion) +49(6252)750-308 (VoIP: sipgate.de) mail: peter () peter-dambier de mail: peter () echnaton serveftp com http://iason.site.voila.fr/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/iason/
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- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain, (continued)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Michael . Dillon (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Steve Gibbard (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Jim Popovitch (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Todd Vierling (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Barry Shein (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Todd Vierling (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Barry Shein (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Eric Brunner-Williams (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Simon Waters (May 15)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Michael . Dillon (May 15)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Peter Dambier (May 15)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Niels Bakker (May 15)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Peter Dambier (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Steve Sobol (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Martin Hannigan (May 11)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Martin Hannigan (May 11)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Joe Abley (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Eric Brunner-Williams (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain Greg Taylor (May 12)
- Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain John Palmer (NANOG Acct) (May 12)