Re: What does "Resolving host" mean?

[Christian Mattar]

Hi!

Mama Cass Elliot wrote:
> 
> In netscape.public.mozilla.general the people heard DeMoN_LaG say these
> wise words:
> 
> > Resolving host means looking up the address.
> 
> Then why don't we simply call the process of looking up the IP number
> "Searching DNS for IP number" instead of "resolving host"? This will mean
> so very much more to ordinary people - ya know, the non-sysadmin types.

Sure... like so much more people know about DNS and IPs than about
resolving... :-)

Christian