Twenty years ago yesterday Jon Postel and Paul Mockapetris did the first successful test of something that now is one of the most important part of the internet, the domain name system, or DNS. This is the part that turns user1.aol.co.com into an IP address like 12.34.21.43 for transfer across the net, and that allows routers to know where the domain a packet is destined for is located in the IP range. the Register talked to Pail Mockapetris today, where they talked about the past and future of the net, DNS and all things connecting them. I haven't had time to read it all, but it is sure to be a great article to get into the mind of one of this tool's founding fathers.
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