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
