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You definitely didn’t need, and most sites didn’t use SSL a decade ago.
by WillPostForFood 7y ago
You definitely didn’t need, and most sites didn’t use SSL a decade ago.
- wbl 7y agoDNS you always needed.
- ryandrake 7y agoNot strictly necessary, but convenient. All browsers I know of allow you to browse to an IP address.
- guug 7y agoThis shouldn't be downvoted. I distinctly remember browsing websites by their addresses.
- OJFord 7y agoWell, I tried to respond to GP with a tongue in cheek link of an IP address to lmgtfy or Wikipedia on DNS or something, but every site I tried checked the Host header, (I assume) so it didn't work.
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- swiley 7y ago1) no. 2) There are multiple organizations running DNS and the general consensus is that there shouldn’t be a single organization running it (except ICANN which is generally careful to delegate the root and TLDs to other organizations.) 3) Just because you have one bad thing doesn’t mean it’s ok to have two.