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Re: [DNSOP] draft-lewis-domain-names-00.txt

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> Mon, 21 September 2015 15:18 UTC

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Edward Lewis <edward.lewis@icann.org> wrote:
>
> It seems to me that a new layer of software is emerging between the UI and
> the stub resolver, one that will need to know where to send a name
> resolution query.

What do you mean "is emerging"? The name service switch was introduced
over 20 years ago!

There are lots of alternate name resolution systems supported by NSS:
hosts files, NIS, WINS, mDNS, etc.

Tony.
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