Dean; > > > > You say "names". But, is it "whois names" or "domain names"? > > > > > > I mean "people useful" names. Whois is a protocol for accessing the > > > registration of names. DNS is a a protocol for distributing Records > > > > Wrong. > > > > Whois protocol is a protocol for accessing the registration of > > names, not specifically domain names. > > > > DNS, domain name system, is not a protocol but the system to manage > > domain names. > > I've never heard of such a system. DNS is an acronym of Domain Name System. > Uhh, no. You don't seem to understand that names are abstract concepts, And the names are called domain names. PERIOD. Masataka Ohta