Comments on: Why the F*** do we put up with the domain name system? http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/03/02/why-the-f-do-we-put-up-with-the-domain-name-system/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:50:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Danno http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/03/02/why-the-f-do-we-put-up-with-the-domain-name-system/#comment-31937 Danno Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:27:59 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/03/02/why-the-f-do-we-put-up-with-the-domain-name-system/#comment-31937 We put up with it because they hadn't invented automatically balancing DHTs when they created the DNS system. We put up with it because they hadn’t invented automatically balancing DHTs when they created the DNS system.

]]> By: Kevin Murphy http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/03/02/why-the-f-do-we-put-up-with-the-domain-name-system/#comment-31931 Kevin Murphy Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:43:52 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/03/02/why-the-f-do-we-put-up-with-the-domain-name-system/#comment-31931 If you're trying to register an expiring domain, you're shit out of luck. Expiring domains are generally re-registered automatically by firms like Pool.com or SnapNames within milliseconds of becoming available. The expiration date given by Whois is always bullshit too. If you’re trying to register an expiring domain, you’re shit out of luck. Expiring domains are generally re-registered automatically by firms like Pool.com or SnapNames within milliseconds of becoming available.

The expiration date given by Whois is always bullshit too.

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