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Wait, isn’t IRC also built on domain names? (Albeit at a lower level)
by gnubison 5y ago
Wait, isn’t IRC also built on domain names? (Albeit at a lower level)
- lmm 5y agoIndividual servers have domain names but only as a convenience. The network can outlive any particular domain.
- nerdponx 5y agoBut you're also depending entirely on the one organization hosting the network, c.f. Freenode.
- lmm 5y agoI was actually thinking of Freenode - while someone may have been able to "hijack" the domain and even the name Freenode, I'd argue that the network itself has outlived both of those.