> > > However, this also means that the end-to-end-ness or long term > > > stationarity > > > of the numeric (IP) addresses should no longer be taken for granted, and > > > that names should be used instead as the primary reference. > > > No it doesn't, because your overloading of DNS names for this purpose > > interferes with their utility for other purposes. > > What other purposes do DNS names have other than identifying a host, or > possibly a service? trying to make DNS names serve as connection endpoint identifiers dilutes their utility as host or service names. Keith