On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Masataka Ohta wrote: > > > > > 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. This acronym, used in RFC 1034 and elsewere refers to a protocol. RFC 1034 and subsequent RFCs describe the protocol. You seem to think that Verisign operations are restricted by this protocol. This is incorrect. You have offered no relevant facts to support your claims. > > Uhh, no. You don't seem to understand that names are abstract concepts, > > And the names are called domain names. > > PERIOD. That is irrelevant to the discussion. The fact still remains that DNS entries do not necessarilly imply registration, and that the DNS protocol cannot be used to make registry queries. --Dean