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Paul Mockapetris On The Future of DNS

Posted by timothy on from the smooshing-in-extra-stuff dept.

penciling_in writes "In a CircleID article called Letting DNS Loose, Paul Mockapetris, the inventor of DNS and Chief Scientist and Chairman of Nominum, gives a good indication of what is to be expected in the upcoming years when it comes to data riding on DNS: "RFID tags, UPC codes, International characters in email addresses and host names, and a variety of other identifiers could all go into DNS, and folks have occasionally proposed doing just that. It's really just a question of figuring out how to use the DNS -- it's ready to carry arbitrary identifiers." According to Paul, there are 40 or so data types to be added to DNS: "In fact the whole ENUM scheme is built out of classical DNS technology, and NAPTR is really just the latest data type to be added to the DNS. NAPTR is also just an extension of SRV, which was an extension of MX, which are DNS data types that Active Directory uses to start itself and the Internet uses to route each piece of mail." Paul also clarifies the recent BBC story previously discussed here on Slashdot."

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  1. Hmmm by Shut+the+fuck+up! · · Score: 3, Funny

    I sure hope they can resolve all the problems.

    1. Re:Hmmm by twoslice · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, especially when China is coming out with their Domein system and over 50% of the DNS entries are Wong...

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  2. ... there are 40 or so data types.. by pjwalen · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would like to propose a new "IN GEEK" resource record for DNS. So I can find myself on the internet easier!

  3. Really? by Greyfox · · Score: 5, Funny

    So whitehouse ctrl+enter...?

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  4. They're right... by b00m3rang · · Score: 3, Funny

    DNS isn't nearly bloated enough. Let's make all DNS servers run Active Directory on Windows, so we can store phone numbers, golf scores, medical records, and political party affiliation. Then, since it's an 'improvement', we can all rest assured our security concerns have been addressed. Let's get BIND rock solid, then get fancy if you're into that sort of thing.

  5. Re:naming conventions by PacoTaco · · Score: 4, Funny
    Two things make the TLDs pretty much meaningless: a traditional TLD (.com etc.) does not neccesarily indicate the type of site

    Sure it does:

    .com = porn
    .net = porn
    .org = porn
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