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Title : "Dotless Domains", Confusion, and DNS Terminology
Author : John C Klensin
Filename : draft-klensin-dotless-terminology-harmful-00.txt
Pages : 9
Date : 2014-01-23
Abstract:
The history of the DNS has included a great deal of confusion about
terminology that has, in turn, led to discussions in which different
parties have used the same words for different things. For example,
"host name" has been used to describe both fully-qualified domain
names with particular properties and the first label component of
such names. While established inconsistent uses may be impossible to
correct, it is in the interest of the community to avoid increasing
the confusion. There have recently been a number of discussions
about "dotless domains" with at least four different definitions used
or implied in different contexts. This document explains those uses
and recommends avoiding the use of the term.
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https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-klensin-dotless-terminology-harmful/
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