On 02/10/02 11:02 +0530, Nikhil Joshi wrote: > is there some file or something where all the (canonical?) domain-names > and their corresponding ip-addresses are present ? > then we can just insert that file in the /etc/hosts and there will b no > need of DNS !!! > Also the speed of surfing will enhance right ? DNS was created because /etc/hosts got too big, as well as the fact that maintainance became a hassle when the number of hosts increased. /etc/hosts is a flat file and having too many entries there will slow you down. You could just run a nameserver for yourself.
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