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[ga] Original purpose of the DNS


The original purpose of the DNS was to provide identifiers for network
objects that are more easily remembered and enduring than the
numerical addresses and port numbers used by the network infrastructure.
However, domain names are now often used for purposes for which
they were *not* originally intended, such as searching, corporate
identification and marketing.  And certain domain names, especially
those in the .com top-level domain, have acquired substantial
economic value, leading to conflict and competition over their ownership
and a perceived scarcity of desirable names.


 
/Bruce
 


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