RE: [wg-c] new TLDs

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

> Behalf Of Karl Auerbach
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 12:18 AM

> > Mr Auerbach, what new gTLDs do you propose and why would
> they be a good thing?
>
> I'd suggest: a1001, a1002, a2003, ... z9999
>
> There's 25,000 of those.  If we need more, I'd lengthen the
> numeric part.

Karl,

Then what would be the point? Why not simply use the IP address and drop the
DNS altogether? The value-add, that DNS brings to the party, _is_ the
semantic overlayment. It provides the mnemonic triggers that humans need.
Without this, the internet goes back to obscurity, like Fidonet (1:103/507.2
aka "The Philosophers Log" [the name is NOT part of the address nor usable
as one]).