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> The internet traditionally uses location-addressing. A DNS name pointing to a IP which has a specific geographical location This complete nonsense. First of

> The internet traditionally uses location-addressing. A DNS name pointing to a IP which has a specific geographical location This complete nonsense. First of all DNS can give you multiple IP addresses[1] (that's how CDNs work eh!) and then IP addresses are only very loosely coupled to geographical locations… [1]: https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/what-is-anycast-dns/ https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/what-is-anycast-dns/

diggan 3y ago
Obviously, it's a simplification, as I'm sure you realized by now. Generally though, I think it can serve as a initial starting point to understanding more. Edit: I removed the "geographical" from the "pointing to a IP which has a specific geographical location" part. Hopefully it'll make things clear enough while not over-simplifying it.
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