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... host addresses,
mailbox data, and other as yet undetermined information. All
data associated with a name is tagged with a type, and queries
...
... grow to be proportional to the number of users on those hosts
as mailboxes and other information are added to the domain
system. ...
... Most of the data in the system will change very slowly (e.g.,
mailbox bindings, host addresses ...
... the name space used for hosts, mailboxes, etc., that will make the name
space more uniform, provide for growth, and minimize problems as
software is converted from the older host ...
...
For mailboxes, the mapping is slightly more complex. The usual mail
address <local-part>@<mail-domain> is mapped into a ...
... domain names (dots denote label breaks), and
concatenating the two to form a single domain name. Thus the mailbox
HOSTMASTER@SRI-NIC.ARPA ...
... USC-ISIC.ARPA both identify the same host. Similarly, in the case of
mailboxes, many organizations provide many names that actually go to the
same mailbox; for example Mockapetris@C.ISI.EDU, Mockapetris@B.ISI.EDU,
...
... . Similarly, in the case of
mailboxes, many organizations provide many names that actually go to the
same mailbox; for example Mockapetris@C.ISI.EDU, Mockapetris@B.ISI.EDU,
and PVM@ISI.EDU all go to the same mailbox (although the mechanism
...
... same mailbox; for example Mockapetris@C.ISI.EDU, Mockapetris@B.ISI.EDU,
and PVM@ISI.EDU all go to the same mailbox (although the mechanism
behind this is somewhat complicated).
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... host address
function applied to a mailbox name would return this error
since the name exists, but no address RR ...