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+ | [01] WHAT IS A DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM (DNS)? | ||
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+ | with a TOP-LEVEL (root) domain name servers on the internet. | ||
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+ | There seems to quite a misunderstanding among internet newbies regarding | ||
+ | what DNS is .. to make it clear, here is a short list of what DNS is | ||
+ | and isn' | ||
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+ | A DNS record lists: | ||
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+ | * The IP addresses for the domain and hosts associated with the domain. | ||
+ | * The aliases associated with the domain. | ||
+ | * The mail exchanger servers responsible for the domain. | ||
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+ | A DNS record is NOT: | ||
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+ | * webservice | ||
+ | * mail service | ||
+ | * ftp, telnet, finger .. et cetera | ||
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+ | In short DNS basically is a DOCUMENT which states where services can | ||
+ | be found, but no services (other than the information) is provided. | ||
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+ | [[mdns|back]] |