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The Internet needs a better API, architecture.
by krainboltgreene 17y ago
The Internet needs a better API, architecture.
- jerf 17y agoDNS is a wonderful protocol for the most part. The problems you think you have with it are almost certainly problems with the centrally-run canonical DNS, but nothing stops you from not using it. You can use whatever DNS you like, set up a parallel internet if you like. Of course, nobody can find you, but that's the price of nonconformity. However, the mere fact that this is possible will always tend to rein in the central repository, because if they get bad enough, we can leave. It might hurt, but we can leave.
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- ez77 17y agoThis sounds really interesting. Would you advise some further reading on this topic? Thanks.
- jerf 17y agoHonestly, the Wikipedia article is a pretty good start. From there you can branch out into the RFCs if you want to really dig in, or go some other routes. By the way, don't be afraid to read the actual RFCs; many of them are quite approachable with only moderate knowledge. Most of them discuss not just the what, but the why, and it's generally OK to skip a section you don't care about. Then, after reading the RFCs, you'll usually find that even if you still don't understand it all, you understand it better than most people.