[ih] DNS History

[Dave CROCKER]

On 3/8/2010 2:15 PM, Craig Partridge wrote:
> Intriguingly 822 contains support for multi-level domain names (at
> a time they were largely not being considered) including several examples
> and also  the early version of DNS names -- what I referred to in the day
> as the "appellation controlee"  approach of using one's company as the
> last part of the name.  In many ways it was a spec bullet-proofed for
> whever the DNS ended up (belated kudos on that foresight!).


I don't remember there being a question about the multi-level hierarchy.  A 
hierarchical delegation scheme was the only way to achieve scaling.

Let me stress that 822 merely documented what I/we were told to support. I 
believe I/we were not trying to be creative, but merely reflect the work we were 
told of that was being done separately.

My only clear memory was of interacting with Postel about this, but my memory 
sucks.  The effort was of course not just him.

d/
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   Dave Crocker
   Brandenburg InternetWorking
   bbiw.net