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Re: Shared data base access by registries

At 09:13 AM 11/20/96 -0500, Donald E. Eastlake 3rd wrote:

>DNS names are also more permanent than IP addresses.  The increasing supply
>tightness and nature of routing technology means IPv4 renumbering will happen
>with increasing frequency.  And IPv6 is being designed with the thought that
>automatic renumbers will be common. 
>

In fact, recommendations from the IAB and various efforts within the IETF
strongly suggest that 'names' be used instead of embedded 'numbers' 
specifically to facilitate renumbering.

- paul