Re: [ICANN-EU] more questions: Future of the DNS?

[Marc Schneiders <marc@venster.nl>]

On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Marc Lehmann wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 02:05:45PM +0200, Andreas Fügner <Andreas.Fuegner@lizenz.com> wrote:
> > Dear Marc:
> 
> 
> couldn't you add "Schneiders"? I can see a potential naming conflict here...

In theory, Marc, and perhaps for other issues. It seems we, Marc and Marc.
agree about the sheer stupidity (no apology!) of the number idea.

> > >Random numbers are nonsense, sorry. You cannot remember them at all. It
> > >would be much better to use third level domains under memorable second
> > >level domains.
> > 
> > What is wrong with telephone numbers?
> 
> Nothing: 0800-dial-me-now ... absolutely no problems ;=> To be less
> cynical, phone numbers are difficult to remember, that's why we look
> up phone numbers by yellow pages for example (could it be that this is
> actually what dns does? woaw ;)

And if you really want to have a huge quantity of addresses, use letters
not numbers. There happen to be more of them.

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