Dean; > > > The "set" is the set of *registered* names. The proper and only way to > > > query this set is through whois. > > > > The only reason to have domain names registered is to use it > > through DNS. > > The only reason we have DNS is to associate information such as IP > addresses with names. I think you should clarify your terminology. You say "names". But, is it "whois names" or "domain names"? I think you know what D and N of DNS stand for. > Registration is far more important than the > protocol. In this context, yes. I'm talking about not protocols, but names retrieved through the protocol, domain names retrieved through DNS. > > If you disagree, let me control DNS reply of your domain "av8.com", > > while keeping whois response to "av8.com" as is. > > I also say that power is of secondary importance to computing. What we > are interested in is the result of computing. As the computing use DNS, not whois, the result of computing is controlled by DNS. > We do not care about power, > unless I give you control over the power switch. You are saying we should care about power, if we give someone control over the power switch. In this case, "someone" was verisign. > > > DNS has nothing to > > > do with registration It mathematically means: Registration !-> DNS DNS !-> Registration > I think you missed this: > > Registration -> DNS > > DNS !-> Registration Study mathematics. Masataka Ohta